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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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