Genotypic Variation in Cotton Genotypes for Phosphorus-Use Efficiency

Phosphorus–microbes interaction on growth, yield and phosphorus-use efficiency of irrigated cotton

Genotypic variation in phosphorus efficiency between wheat cultivars grown under greenhouse and field conditions

Phosphorus (P) efficiency (relative growth), which is described as the ratio of shoot dry matter or grain yield at deficient P supply to that obtained under adequate P supply, was compared in 25 winter wheat cultivars grown under greenhouse and field conditions with low and adequate P levels in a P-deficient calcareous soil. Adequate P supply resulted in significant increases in shoot dry weigh...

Genotypic variation in P efficiency of selected Iranian cereals in greenhouse experiment

A factorial completely randomized block design experiment with three replications was carried out in greenhouse to evaluate cereal genotypic variation in phosphorus (P) acquisition and utilization efficiency in a calcareous soil with low available P (4.6 mg P kg-1 soil) and high total P (1260 mg P kg-1 soil). Treatments consisted of eight bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), three durum wheat (T...

Phosphorus acquisition and internal utilization efficiency in tropical maize genotypes

The objective of this work was to determine the relative importance of phosphorus acquisition efficiency (PAE – plant P uptake per soil available P), and phosphorus internal utilization efficiency (PUTIL – grain yield per P uptake) in the P use efficiency (PUE – grain yield per soil available P), on 28 tropical maize genotypes evaluated at three low P and two high P environments. PAE was almost...

Enhancing plant phosphorus use efficiency for sustainable cropping.

Phosphorus (P) is one of the least available mineral nutrients to the plants in many cropping environments. Sub-optimal P nutrition can lead to yield losses in the range of 10% to 15% of the maximal yields. P deficiency is more critical in highly withered soils as well as in calcareous and alkaline soils. Amelioration attempts by addition of phosphatic fertilizers are economically and ecologica...