| Ear-leaf N conc. (%) | Ear-leaf P conc. (mg g−1) | Grain (Mg ha−1) |
---|---|---|---|
LS means NH4*BE | |||
 NH4-Broad | 3.28 | 4.17 | 7.23 |
 NH4-Broad*BE1 | 3.25 | 4.16 | 7.23 |
 NH4-Broad*BE2 | 3.15 | 4.06 | 7.05 |
 NH4-Depot | 3.02 | 3.31 | 8.35 |
 NH4-Depot*BE1 | 3.02 | 3.40 | 7.41 |
 NH4-Depot*BE2 | 2.91 | 3.17 | 7.36 |
 Standard error | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.45 |
Two-Way ANOVA | |||
 NH4 application method | 0.0029** | < 0.0001*** | NS |
 NH4-Broad | 3.22 ± 0.05 a | 4.13 ± 0.09 a | 7.16 ± 0.28 |
 NH4-Depot | 2.99 ± 0.05 b | 3.29 ± 0.09 b | 7.69 ± 0.29 |
 BE | NS | NS | NS |
 NoBE | 3.15 ± 0.06 | 3.74 ± 0.12 | 7.74 ± 0.34 |
 BE1 | 3.14 ± 0.06 | 3.78 ± 0.12 | 7.35 ± 0.34 |
 BE2 | 3.03 ± 0.06 | 3.61 ± 0.12 | 7.19 ± 0.34 |