Abstract
This experiment was conducted at the University for Development Studies, Nyankpala campus experimental field to determine the effect of depth of placement of granular and briquetted NPK on growth and yield of maize. The treatments consisted of two factors laid out in Split plot design and replicated three times. Fertilizer treatments served as main plot factor with the levels being NPK briquette, Granular split, Extension recommended and No fertilizer. Depth of fertilizer placement was taken as sub plot factor with two levels,7 cm and 10 cm. Maize variety used was Opeaburo, a hybrid variety. The application of two briquetted NPK per plant at the depth of 7cm recorded the highest plant height, grain yield, leaf area index, days to 50% silking and tasselling, higher agronomic and nitrogen use efficiency. Farmer applying briquette fertilizer at the depth of 7cm will have superior advantage in terms of yield and cost. Further experiment should be conducted in developing equipment for briquette application in maize. Also the experiment should be repeated on farmer’s field at different agro ecological zones to evaluate the performance of briquette at these locations.
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Claim · model-written summary
Two NPK briquettes per plant at 7 cm produced highest plant height.
Zea maysNot reportedComparator
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e0“The application of two briquetted NPK per plant at the depth of 7cm recorded the highest plant height, grain yield, leaf area index, days to 50% silking and tasselling, higher agronomic and nitrogen use efficiency.”
t0“Maize (Zea mays)”
Claim · model-written summary
Two NPK briquettes per plant at 7 cm produced highest grain yield.
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“The application of two briquetted NPK per plant at the depth of 7cm recorded the highest plant height, grain yield, leaf area index, days to 50% silking and tasselling, higher agronomic and nitrogen use efficiency.”
t0“Maize (Zea mays)”
Claim · model-written summary
Two NPK briquettes per plant at 7 cm produced highest leaf area index.
- Treatment
- two briquetted NPK per plant at the depth of 7cme0
- Outcome
- leaf area indexe0
- Direction
- higheste0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The application of two briquetted NPK per plant at the depth of 7cm recorded the highest plant height, grain yield, leaf area index, days to 50% silking and tasselling, higher agronomic and nitrogen use efficiency.”
t0“Maize (Zea mays)”
Claim · model-written summary
Two NPK briquettes per plant at 7 cm produced highest days to 50% silking and tasselling.
- Treatment
- two briquetted NPK per plant at the depth of 7cme0
- Outcome
- days to 50% silking and tassellinge0
- Direction
- higheste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The application of two briquetted NPK per plant at the depth of 7cm recorded the highest plant height, grain yield, leaf area index, days to 50% silking and tasselling, higher agronomic and nitrogen use efficiency.”
t0“Maize (Zea mays)”
Claim · model-written summary
Two NPK briquettes per plant at 7 cm produced higher agronomic and nitrogen use efficiency.
- Treatment
- two briquetted NPK per plant at the depth of 7cme0
- Outcome
- agronomic and nitrogen use efficiencye0
- Direction
- highere0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The application of two briquetted NPK per plant at the depth of 7cm recorded the highest plant height, grain yield, leaf area index, days to 50% silking and tasselling, higher agronomic and nitrogen use efficiency.”
t0“Maize (Zea mays)”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend briquette fertilizer placement at 7 cm for yield and cost advantage.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Farmer applying briquette fertilizer at the depth of 7cm will have superior advantage in terms of yield and cost.”
t0“Maize (Zea mays)”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend developing equipment for maize briquette application.
- Outcome
- developing equipment for briquette application in maizee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Further experiment should be conducted in developing equipment for briquette application in maize.”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend repeating the trial in farmers’ fields across agroecological zones.
- Outcome
- experiment should be repeated on farmer’s field at different agro ecological zonese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the experiment should be repeated on farmer’s field at different agro ecological zones to evaluate the performance of briquette at these locations.”
t0“Maize (Zea mays)”
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