N-levels (kg ha-1) Plant density (plants ha-1) Mean 65000 80000 95000 0 2112 1943 1865 1973c 120 2410 2409 2550 2456b 150 2561 2716 2355 2544ab 180 2787 2505 2277 2523ab 210 3055 2683 2532 2757a Mean 2585a 2451ab 2316b

LSD(0.05) for Nitrogen=199.78; LSD(0.05) for Plant density=154.75. Means of the same category followed by different letters are significantly different at 0.05 level of probability using LSD test

Table 7: Leaf area plant-1 (cm2) of maize as affected by nitrogen levels and plant population