A field experiment was conducted in the 1998 dry season at Kadawa, Nigeria to determine the effect of different levels of nitrogen (0, 60, 120 or 180 kg N ha ), phosphorus (0, 20 or 40 kg P ha ) and irrigation 1 1 (0.6, 0.8 or 1.0 IW/CPE ratio) on nutrient concentration and accumulation in maize. The experiment was a split plot design with four replications, the main plot was nitrogen level x i...

Machinery for sowing wheat directly into rice residues has become more common in the rice-wheat systems of the north-west Indo-Gangetic Plains of South Asia, with increasing numbers of farmers now potentially able to access the benefits of residue retention. However, surface residue retention affects soil water and temperature dynamics, thus the optimum sowing date and irrigation management for...

The present pot experiment was undertaken to investigate the phytoremediation potential of corn and oat in soil. Treatments consisted of four cadmium (Cd) levels (0, 5, 10 and 20 mg l 1) and three irrigation intervals (1, 3 and 7 days), arranged in the form of a complete randomized design with three replications. Corn and oat were harvested after 75 and 90 days, respectively. Transpiration rate...

Semi-arid region can benefit greatly from surface and subsurface drip irrigation techniques in overcoming the problem of water scarcity. Therefore, a field study was carried out at research farm CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, during winter (rabi) season 2019–20 2020–21 to investigate effectiveness on growth yield broccoli (Brassica oleracia L.). Subsurface shows higher moisture con...