Table 2 Effect of seed treatments and different concentrations of Zn-sources applied for yield-attributing parameters in maize var. PMH-1 cultivated under field conditions
Seed treatment | Zinc source concentration | Total cob yield (100Â kg/ha) | Three cobs wt. (g) | Total grain wt. (100Â kg/ha) | 1000-grain wt. (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Priming | Control | 7.63 ± 0.93 | 697.0 ± 14.3 | 5.37 ± 1.19 | 306.0 ± 11.2 |
ZnSO4_20 | 7.81 ± 0.46 | 745.0 ± 19.1 | 4.19 ± 0.17 | 310.5 ± 15.1 | |
ZnSO4_40 | 8.24 ± 0.63 | 748.0 ± 16.7 | 5.45 ± 0.12 | 333.5 ± 8.1 | |
ZnONP20 | 8.31 ± 0.68 | 756.0 ± 13.1 | 5.15 ± 0.92 | 331.2 ± 16.2 | |
ZnONP40 | 8.56 ± 0.93 | 735.5 ± 15.01 | 4.66 ± 0.66 | 315.5 ± 13.3 | |
Coating | Control | 7.80 ± 1.18 | 757.5 ± 4.2 | 5.46 ± 0.36 | 321.0 ± 10.6 |
ZnSO4_20 | 8.90 ± 1.65 | 747.5 ± 5.01 | 5.36 ± 0.73 | 342.5 ± 22.0 | |
ZnSO4_40 | 8.46 ± 0.48 | 763.5 ± 7.02 | 5.01 ± 0.53 | 322.0 ± 20.9 | |
ZnONP20 | 8.93 ± 0.3 | 785.0 ± 10.5 | 4.58 ± 0.39 | 325.5 ± 12.0 | |
ZnONP40 | 9.13 ± 0.54 | 745.0 ± 13.7 | 5.44 ± 0.54 | 324.0 ± 26.0 | |
LSD = p ≤ 0.05 | 1.885 | 60.09 | 1.438 | 31.916 |