| N-levels (kg ha-1) |
Plant density (plants ha-1) |
Mean |
| 65000 |
80000 |
95000 |
| 0 |
2.11 |
1.94 |
1.87 |
1.97c |
| 120 |
2.41 |
2.41 |
2.55 |
2.46b |
| 150 |
2.56 |
2.72 |
2.36 |
2.54ab |
| 180 |
2.79 |
2.51 |
2.28 |
2.52ab |
| 210 |
3.06 |
2.68 |
2.53 |
2.76a |
| Mean |
2.59a |
2.45ab |
2.32b |
|
|
LSD(0.05)for Nitrogen=0.1995; LSD(0.05) for Plant density=0.1546.
Means of the same category followed by different letters are significantly different at 0.05 level of probability using LSD test. |
| Table 8: Leaf area index of maize as affected by nitrogen levels and plant population. |