Section 3 (Crop Management)
Section 3 (Crop Management)
Section 3 (Crop Management)
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Katuwal<br />
Table 2. Effect of split application of nitrogen on maize grain yield (kg/ha) and yield attributes in<br />
the outreach research sites.<br />
Treatment Grain<br />
yield<br />
(kg/ha)<br />
# Ears<br />
(4.5<br />
m 2 )<br />
# Barren<br />
plants<br />
(4.5 m 2 )<br />
Stover<br />
yield<br />
(kg/ha)<br />
Maturity<br />
(DAS)<br />
Plant<br />
height<br />
(cm)<br />
60 kg N/ha basal 5876 22 1 13.3 119 252<br />
30 kg N/ha each basal and knee<br />
high stage<br />
5762 23 1 13.8 119 242<br />
30 kg N/ha each basal and<br />
silking stage<br />
5425 23 1 12.1 119 244<br />
30 kg N/ha each at knee high<br />
and silking stage<br />
5380 23 1 12.6 120 226<br />
20 kg N/ha each basal, knee<br />
high and silking stage<br />
6055 23 1 12.9 119 248<br />
60 kg N/ha at earthing up 5380 23 1 12.1 119 247<br />
0 kg N/ha<br />
F-test:<br />
4303 23 1 11.3 120 241<br />
Trt.<br />
** NS<br />
NS NS Ns<br />
Trt. x Loc.<br />
NS NS<br />
NS NS NS<br />
CV%<br />
LSD:<br />
14.1 8.4<br />
20.3 1.1 12.1<br />
Trt.<br />
721 -<br />
- - -<br />
Trt. x Loc.<br />
- -<br />
- - -<br />
Mean<br />
5454 23<br />
12.6 119 243<br />
Table 3. Partial budget analysis.<br />
Treatment* 7 1 2 3 4 6 5<br />
Grain yield (kg/ha) 4303 5876 5762 5425 5380 5380 6055<br />
Adjusted (10%) yield (kg/ha) 3872 5288 5186 4883 4842 4842 5450<br />
Gross field benefit (Rs/ha) 23802 33377 33187 33234 31862 30710 35076<br />
Cost of nitrogen (Rs/ha) 0 2080 2080 2080 2080 2080 2080<br />
Cost of N application (Rs/ha) 0 1058 1058 1058 1058 529 1587<br />
Total cost that vary (Rs/ha) 0 3138 3138 3138 3138 2609 3667<br />
Net benefit (Rs/ha) 23802 30239 30049 30096 28724 28101 31409<br />
MRR (%) 205 (D) (D) (D) (D) 221<br />
Note : Please see Table 2 for treatments detail Letter given in parenthesis is dominated treatments.<br />
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