Table 7 Effects of the study factors on maize yield parameters

SRS 2017

Variety

SAM4VITA

1.2 ± 0.2^ab

277.5 ± 30.8^ab

467.7 ± 76.3^ab

5.0 ± 0.3^b

PVA SYN18 (F2)

1.1 ± 0.1^b

266.2 ± 31.6^b

443.5 ± 80.3^b

4.6 ± 0.4^c

ZM 627

1.3 ± 0.3^a

288.8 ± 26.2^a

483.2 ± 73.1^a

5.4 ± 0.4^a

Splitting

F0

1.0 ± 0.1^b

243.7 ± 22.9^c

365.6 ± 21.9^c

4.5 ± 0.3^c

F1

1.5 ± 0.2^a

315.4 ± 10.6^a

559.3 ± 32.5^a

5.5 ± 0.3^a

F2

1.3 ± 0.1^ab

282.5 ± 14.8^b

485.2 ± 33.6^b

5.1 ± 0.4^b

F3

1.0 ± 0.0^b

268.4 ± 11.7^bc

449.2 ± 30.4^b

4.8 ± 0.3^bc

LRS 2018

Variety

SAM4VITA

1.3 ± 0.1^ab

291.6 ± 35.0^b

436.3 ± 54.8^b

5.7 ± 0.4^a

PVA SYN18 (F2)

1.2 ± 0.1^b

264.4 ± 24.5^C

417.1 ± 58.7^b

5.5 ± 0.6^b

ZM 627

1.4 ± 0.2^a

326.4 ± 24.7^a

507.0 ± 83.1^a

5.8 ± 0.6^a

Splitting

F0

1.1 ± 0.8^b

265.8 ± 39.5^b

377.2 ± 22.0^c

5.1 ± 0.3^b

F1

1.5 ± 0.2^a

319.5 ± 41.7^a

491.7 ± 100.2^a

6.4 ± 0.3^a

F2

1.3 ± 0.1^ab

300.3 ± 28.6^ab

479.5 ± 44.8^b

5.8 ± 0.4^ab

F3

1.3 ± 0.2^ab

290.9 ± 21.6^ab

465.0 ± 59.6^b

5.4 ± 0.3^b

p-value season (S)

 < 0.01**

 < 0.001***

0.174^ns

 < 0.001***

p-value variety (V)

 < 0.001***

 < 0.001***

 < 0.001***

 < 0.001***

p-value N splitting (F)

 < 0.001***

 < 0.001***

 < 0.001***

 < 0.001***

p-value S × V

 > 0.05^ns

 < 0.01**

 < 0.05*

 > 0.05^ns

p-value S × F

 < 0.05*

 > 0.05^ns

 < 0.01**

 > 0.05^ns

p-value V × F

 > 0.05^ns

 > 0.05^ns

 > 0.05^ns

 > 0.05^ns

p-value S × V × F

 > 0.05^ns

 > 0.05^ns

 < 0.05*

 > 0.05^ns