A study was done to determine the macroand micronutrient requirements of young northern highbush blueberry plants (Vaccinium corymbosum L. ‘Bluecrop’) during the first 2 years of establishment and to examine how these requirements were affected by the amount of nitrogen (N) fertilizer applied. The plants were spaced 1.2 · 3.0 m apart and fertilized with 0, 50, or 100 kg ha of N, 35 kg ha of pho...

phosphorus is an essential element for plants. much of the agricultural lands of iran has calcareous soils, in which, due to high ph, phosphorous availability is less, therefore, it appears as a limiting factor for plant growth. application of biofertilizers instead of chemical ones has gained attention in order to produce healthy crops, reduce pollution of soil and water resources by reducing ...

Zinc (Zn) biofortification can improve grain yield and nutritional quality in rice, but its effectiveness is subject to agronomic practices other factors. In a previous study, the application of Zn soil enhanced lowland rice well-drained waterlogged soil, whereas upland increased only soil. This new study explores hypothesis that foliar enhance grown under conditions. Two varieties, CNT1 (wetla...

plant analysis is successfully used in monitoring nutritional status, recommending fertilizer rates and types, and maximizing fertilizer efficiency in sugar beet. diagnosis and recommendation integrated system (dris) is a comprehensive approach which does not have limitations of the critical value approach (cva) and sufficiency range approach (sra). over- dose application of fertilizer increase...

A series of experiments was carried out at Students Farm, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam to evaluate the effect of NPK, micronutrients and N-placement on the growth and yield of sunflower during 2005-2006. The sunflower cv. HO-1 was studied under 7 different NPK levels and placement methods (0-0-0 NPK kg ha, 6030-30 NPK kg ha (N as broadcast), 60-30-30 NPK kg ha (N as fertigation), 90-4...

Summary Grain sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is the major cereal crop used as staple in arid and semi-arid regions of Ethiopia. Low yields are attributed to soil, climate topographic factors. We investigated yield response factorial combination nitrogen phosphorous (NP) well potassium (K), sulphur (S) zinc (Zn), how position farmers’ fields belonging different landscape positions (i.e., ...

Tillage practices and nitrogen (N) sources are important factors affecting rice production. Few studies, however, have examined the interactions between tillage practices and N fertilizer sources on NH3 volatilization, nitrogen use efficiency (NUE), and rice grain yield. This study aimed to investigate the effects of N fertilizer sources (no N fertilizer, inorganic N fertilizer, organic N ferti...