APPENDIX-I

Analysis of variance for plant population (000ha-1), days to 50% tasseling and silking
d.f. MSS
Source of variation Plant population Days to 50% Days to 50%
tasseling silking
15 DAS At harvest
Replication 2 0.03 1.67 4.94 3.15
Variety (V) 3 0.02 0.15 13.13* 13.15*
Fertility (F) 3 0.01 0.25 1.08 2.09
VXF 9 0.01 0.25 0.30 1.06
Error 30 0.07 6.22 2.87 3.23
*Significant at 5% level of significance

APPENDIX-II
Analysis of variance for plant height and dry matter accumulation
d.f. MSS
Source of variation Plant height (cm) Dry matter accumulation (g plant-1)
25 DAS 50 DAS At harvest 25 DAS 50 DAS At harvest
Replication 2 3.66 49.78 131.52 1.10 9.31 3.13
Variety (V) 3 39.40* 1091.96* 1318.35* 22.07* 57.48* 12498.75*
Fertility (F) 3 45.67* 508.80* 790.44* 15.30* 44.45* 535.38*
VXF 9 1.24 2.82 5.70 0.56 0.80 1.84
Error 30 5.12 154.68 207.91 2.13 10.14 64.73
* Significant at 5% level of significance

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Analysis of variance for leaf area index and crop growth rate
d.f. MSS
Source of variation Leaf Area Index Crop Growth Rate (g m-2 day-1)
25 DAS 50 DAS At harvest 25-50DAS 50 DAS-harvest
Replication 2 0.02 0.02 0.01 1.58 7.39
Variety (V) 3 0.19* 0.19* 0.88* 0.85 811.35*
Fertility (F) 3 0.05* 0.22* 0.19* 0.53 19.70*
VXF 9 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.13 0.12
Error 30 0.01 0.04 0.05 0.70 5.08
* Significant at 5% level of significance

APPENDIX-IV
Analysis of variance for relative growth rate and net assimilation rate
d.f. MSS
Source of variation -1
Relative Growth Rate (g g day) Net Assimilation rate (g cm-2 day-1)
25-50DAS 50 DAS-harvest 25-50DAS 50 DAS-harvest
Replication 2 0.000037 0.000006 0.000000000 0.00000002
2
Variety (V) 3 0.000022 0.000998* 0.000000004 0.0000007*
Fertility (F) 3 0.000005 0.000005 0.000000007 0.000000002
VXF 9 0.000004 0.000002 0.000000000 0.0000000002
6
Error 30 0.000020 0.000021 0.000000002 0.00000009
* Significant at 5% level of significance

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Analysis of variance for yield attributing parameters
MSS
Source of variation d.f. Cobs plant-1 Grains rows cob-1 Grains cob-1 Cob girth (cm) Cob length (cm) Cob weight (g)

Replication 2 0.0033 0.071 30.08 0.31 0.70 122.1

Variety (V) 3 0.4942* 3.332* 14855.07* 6.76* 53.73* 4325.7*
Fertility (F) 3 0.0025 0.026 2055.29* 4.25* 12.03* 684.1*
VXF 9 0.0032 0.027 58.85 0.05 0.11 1.90
Error 30 0.009 0.22 534.08 0.56 2.05 142.9
* Significant at 5% level of significance

APPENDIX-VI
Analysis of variance for green cob, green fodder and biological yields
Source of variation d.f. MSS
Cob yield (t ha-1) Fodder yield (t ha-1) Biological yield (t ha-1)
Replication 2 0.30 0.13 0.58
Variety (V) 3 100.11* 465.73* 997.40*
Fertility (F) 3 4.66* 15.65* 37.39*
VXF 9 0.13 0.52 1.11

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Error 30 1.06 2.54 4.52
* Significant at 5% level of significance
APPENDIX-VII
Analysis of variance for nutrient content in grain and fodder
Source of variation d.f. MSS
N (%) P (%)
Grain Fodder Grain Fodder
Replication 2 0.002 0.0013 0.0003 0.00003
Variety (V) 3 0.058* 0.0068* 0.0015* 0.00008*
Fertility (F) 3 0.099* 0.1164* 0.0009* 0.0004*
VXF 9 0.0001 0.0005 0.00004 0.000001
Error 30 0.003 0.0009 0.0002 0.00001
*Significant at 5% level of significance

APPENDIX-VIII
Analysis of variance for nutrient uptake by grain and fodder
Source of variation d.f. MSS
N uptake ( kg ha-1) P uptake ( kg ha-1)
Grain Fodder Total Grain Fodder Total
Replication 2 3.29 3.09 44.69 0.47 0.086 0.83
Variety (V) 3 1547.7* 2069.0* 7180.5* 64.20* 47.36* 221.8*
Fertility (F) 3 173.6* 517.46* 1290.2* 4.39* 4.33* 17.45*

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VXF 9 4.49 9.96 26.76 0.11 0.14 0.49
Error 30 14.27 10.31 29.83 0.50 0.26 0.97
*Significant at 5% level of significance

APPENDIX-IX
Analysis of variance for quality parameters
d.f. MSS
Source of variation Protein (%) TSS Moisture TDN (%)
(%) content (%)
Grain Fodder
Replication 2 0.086 0.049 0.99 12.78 6.06
Variety (V) 3 2.27* 0.266* 32.78* 154.81* 23.09*
Fertility (F) 3 3.89* 4.54* 0.10 59.56* 2.78
VXF 9 0.006 0.017 0.01 0.68 0.17
Error 30 0.11 0.035 1.01 12.02 5.97
*Significant at 5% level of significance

APPENDIX-X
Analysis of variance for available N and P status of soils after harvest of crop
Source of variation d.f. MSS
Available N ( kg ha-1) Available P ( kg ha-1)
Replication 2 23.28 0.05
Variety (V) 3 13.72 0.38
Fertility (F) 3 505.12* 12.33*
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 VXF 9 3.98 0.03
Error 30 38.20 0.81
*Significant at 5% level of significance

APPENDIX-XI
Analysis of variance for net return and B: C

Source of variation d.f. MSS

Net return (` ha-1) B:C
Replication 2 141698751 0.30
Variety (V) 3 10326936765* 31.41*
Fertility (F) 3 402811739* 0.78*
VXF 9 12258740 0.03
Error 30 68140588 0.22
*Significant at 5% level of significance

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Economics of treatments

S.No. Treatment Green cob Green fodder Gross return Total cost Net returns B: C
combinations yield (t ha-1) yield (t ha-1) (` ha-1) (` ha-1) (` ha-1)
1 V1-F1 7.03 14.48 70720 17652 53068 3.00
2 V2-F1 12.12 25.25 122210 17652 104558 5.92
3 V3-F1 9.12 18.81 91770 17652 74118 4.20
4 V4-F1 6.21 12.44 62120 17652 44468 2.52
5 V1-F2 8.37 16.65 83610 17984 65626 3.65
6 V2-F2 13.70 28.54 138140 17984 120156 6.68
7 V3-F2 10.48 20.79 104630 17984 86646 4.82
8 V4-F2 6.86 13.79 68670 17984 50686 2.82
9 V1-F3 8.38 16.82 83860 18319 65541 3.58
10 V2-F3 13.77 28.63 138790 18319 120471 6.57
11 V3-F3 10.45 20.85 104450 18319 86131 4.71
12 V4-F3 6.87 13.83 68790 18319 50471 2.74
13 V1-F4 8.38 16.90 83940 18648 65292 3.50
14 V2-F4 13.78 28.72 138960 18648 120312 6.45
15 V3-F4 10.46 20.93 104610 18648 85962 4.61
16 V4-F4 6.92 13.85 69210 18648 50562 2.71

Selling price of produce: Green cob : ` 8000.00 t -1 Green fodder : ` 1000 t -1

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Cost of cultivation and prices used to compute economics

S.No. Particulars Rate/unit cost Total cost

(`) (` ha-1)
(A) Common cost of operations
1. Field preparation and Layout (8 hrs) ` 300 hr-1 2400.00
2. Fertilizer drilling and sowing (10 man days) `150 man day -1
1500.00
3. Seed (6 kg) ` 800 kg -1
4800.00
4. Weed control (2man days) `150 man day-1 300.00
Herbicide ` 350 kg-1 350.00
5. Thinning (3 man days) `150 man day -1
450.00
6. Hoeing and Earthing up (20 man days) ` 150 man day-1 3000.00
7. Top dressing of Urea (2 man days) ` 150 man day-1 300.00
8. Insect control (2 man days) `150 man day -1
300.00
Insecticide ` 350 litre -1
350.00
9. Irrigation (one irrigation) ` 300 irrigation-1 300.00
10. Harvesting of cobs (6 man days) ` 150 man day-1 900.00
11. Harvesting of green fodder (10 man days) ` 150 man day -1
1500.00
Total cost 16450

(B) Treatment cost

Quantity of Unit cost

S.No. Treatments fertilizer (kg ha-1) (` kg-1) Total cost
(` ha-1)
Urea DAP Urea DAP
-1
1. F1 (70 kg N + 30 kg P2O5 ha ) 126.6 58.2 4.8 10.2 1202
2. F2 (90 kg N + 40 kg P2O5 ha-1) 161.6 74.3 4.8 10.2 1534
3. F3 (110 kg N + 50 kg P2O5 ha-1) 196.8 90.5 4.8 10.2 1868
-1
4. F4 (120 kg N + 60 kg P2O5 ha ) 231.5 106.5 4.8 10.2 2198

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