Effect of phosphorus and potassium fertilization on growth and yield of corn plants under different natural soil amendments
Journal Title: Scientia Agriculturae - Year 2015, Vol 9, Issue 2
Abstract
A field successive experiment was carried out employing sandy soil to clarify the role of natural soil amendments and varied levels of P and K fertilization on growth and yield of corn (Zea mays L., cv Giza 10) crop. The experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of compost and bentonite as combined with different phosphorus and potassium fertilization combinations on corn plants. Each amendment was added to soil at a rate of 5 ton fed-1 in combination with three levels of P (40, 60 and 80 kg fed-1) were combined with two levels of K2O (40, 60 kg fed-1) and one level of N (150 kg fed-1).Data obtained from the experiment indicated that increasing P and K fertilization increased growth and yield parameters were higher in compost compared to bentonite or no amendment application condition. Generally, interactions among P and K fertilization were found to affect significantly growth, yield and nutritional status of corn plants. Increasing N fertilization level increased nutrient content under compost and bentonite condition. However, increasing P fertilization level decreased N opposite to Ca and Mg contents; those of P and K content were less affected to increasing P fertilization.
Authors and Affiliations
Kh. M Abd El-Rheem, Sahar M Zaghloul, Hayam A. A Mahdy
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP137461
- DOI 10.15192/PSCP.SA.2015.9.2.7075
- Views 86
- Downloads 0
Wobbe Index Determination of Cattle Dung Biogas
This paper is aimed at determining the Wobbe Index (W I) of cattle dung biogas which is the amount of energy delivered to a burner through an injector or orifice especially during combustion. The biogas was produce...
Life history and life table parameters of the predatory mite phytoseiulus macropilis (banks) (acari: phytoseidae) at different temperatures
The change in temperature from 20 to 35°C had an effect on life history and life table parameters of Phytoseiulus macropilis when fed on Tetranychus urticae, this change was studied in the present work and the fol...
Evaluation of some commercial bacterial biofertilizers and isolates against root knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita infesting green bean, Phaseolus vulgaris
Under field conditions, Four commercial biofertilizers namely, phosphorine (containing phosphate dissolving bacterium namely Bacillus megatherium or megaterium), Rhizobacterin (containing plant growth promotimg bac...
Fundamental methods in reducing economic losses of agricultural products
Controversial issue of food waste increased is essential for challenges in developing countries. Considering the strategic importance of agriculture in GDP value country, spoilage can also increase crop yield and g...
GGE bipot analysis of genotype x environment interaction in rice (oryza sativa l.) genotypes in Bangladesh
The GGE genotype main effect (G) and genotype by environment interaction (GE) biplot graphical tool was applied to analyze multi-environment trials (MET) data. The first two principal components (IPC1 and IPC2) wer...