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Table 3 The effect of nitrogen fertilizer rates on lodging percentage

From: The effect of N fertilizer rates on agronomic parameters, yield components and yields of maize grown on Alfisols of North-western Ethiopia

Fertilizer rate (kg ha−1)

Lodging percentage (%)

Shelling percentage (%)

0

15.30 a

79.48

30

13.93 ab

79.40

60

12.29 ab

79.72

90

11.94 ab

79.90

200

8.73 b

79.20

F test

**

ns

CV (%)

136.8

2.8

  1. Means followed by a common letter in a column are not significantly different at the 5 % probability level by DMRT