Table 1 Influence of CETM and P-fertilization practices on grain starch content (%), starch yield (kg ha−1), protein content (%) and protein yield (kg ha−1) in maize under MWCS.
Treatment | Starch (%) | Starch yield (kg ha−1) | Protein content (%) | Protein yield (kg ha−1) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | 2019 | Mean | 2018 | 2019 | Mean | 2018 | 2019 | Mean | 2018 | 2019 | Mean | |
CETM practices | ||||||||||||
FBCT–FBCT | 64.5 | 64.2 | 64.4 | 3511 | 3494 | 3503 | 8.85 | 8.91 | 8.88 | 481.4 | 483.0 | 482.2 |
RBCT–RBZT | 65.5 | 64.6 | 65.1 | 3774 | 3836 | 3805 | 9.18 | 9.22 | 9.20 | 527.8 | 538.2 | 533.0 |
FBZT–FBZT | 65.5 | 65.3 | 65.4 | 3752 | 3798 | 3775 | 9.12 | 9.38 | 9.25 | 520.6 | 543.3 | 531.9 |
PRBZT–PRBZT | 67.4 | 67.0 | 67.2 | 4113 | 4202 | 4157 | 9.17 | 9.50 | 9.33 | 558.3 | 589.5 | 573.9 |
CD (p = 0.05) | NS | NS | NS | 362 | 438 | 307 | NS | 0.30 | 0.3 | 34.0 | 49.4 | 29.1 |
P–fertilization practices | ||||||||||||
P100 | 66.3 | 65.9 | 66.1 | 3681 | 3767 | 3724 | 9.10 | 9.35 | 9.23 | 505.2 | 528.0 | 516.6 |
P50 + 2FSP | 67.0 | 67.1 | 67.0 | 3854 | 3914 | 3884 | 9.30 | 9.62 | 9.46 | 535.9 | 560.5 | 548.2 |
P50 + PSB + AMF | 64.9 | 65.3 | 65.1 | 3855 | 3906 | 3881 | 9.23 | 9.43 | 9.33 | 548.2 | 563.6 | 555.9 |
P50 + PSB + AMF + 2FSP | 68.6 | 69.2 | 68.9 | 4288 | 4413 | 4350 | 9.48 | 9.70 | 9.59 | 591.9 | 619.8 | 605.6 |
P0 | 62.1 | 61.0 | 61.5 | 3260 | 3163 | 3211 | 8.28 | 8.15 | 8.22 | 428.9 | 421.2 | 425.0 |
CD (p = 0.05) | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 354 | 358 | 321 | 0.49 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 30.9 | 32.8 | 24.4 |
Interaction | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | S | NS |
