Weeds are a major constraint to the success of dry-seeded rice (DSR). The main means of managing these in a DSR system is through chemical weed control using herbicides. However, the use of herbicides alone may not be sustainable in the long term. Approaches that aim for high crop competitiveness therefore need to be exploited. One such approach is the use of high rice seeding rates. Experiment...

Field experiments were performed to identify an effective fertilizing scheme for direct-seeding rice (DSR) fields in the Taihu Lake Basin in east China. Based on local traditions, 3 typical fertilizing schemes (FS-1, FS-2, and FS3) were evaluated, in consideration of ensuring a certain rice yield and relatively low nitrogen (N) loss. The base, seedling, tillering, jointing, and panicle fertiliz...

in order to determine the effects of applied phosphate bio-fertilizer on yield and morphological traits of wheat, a research was conducted in sari agricultural sciences and natural resources university during 2008-2010. a factorial experiment was performed based on randomized complete block design with four replications. the first factor consists of two levels of phosphate bio-fertilizer (0 and...

in order to study the effects of nitrogen and complementary irrigation on yield and its components of rainfed barley sahand cultivar, an experiment was conducted on split plot based on randomized completely block design with four replication in baft area at 2009-2010. factors were: four levels of nitrogen (0, 20, 40 and 60 kg/ha as pure nitrogen) from urea source as factor b and four levels of ...

introduction water super absorbents are water absorbing natural or synthetic polymers (they may contain over 99% water). they have been defined as polymeric materials which exhibit the ability of swelling in water and retaining a significant fraction (> 20%) of water within their structure, without dissolving in water content. the applications of hydrogels are grown extensively. these materials...

in order to evaluate the effect of nitrogen (n) and seeding rate and presence of rapeseed residues on yield and yield components of wheat, a field experiment was conducted in cropping year 2011- 12 at college of agriculture, shiraz university (badjgah), shiraz, iran as split-split plot arranged in randomized complete blocks design with three replications. treatment included presence and absence...

Background: A field experiment was conducted at Instructional Farm, Department of Agronomy, College Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, during rabi 2016-17 to study the Effect phosphorus and sulphur fertilization on growth, yield quality fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.). Method: The laid out in factorial randomized block design with three replications. Treatment combinations ...

The relationships between N fertilizer rate, yield, and NO3 leaching need to be quantified to develop soil and crop management practices that are economically and environmentally sustainable. From 1996 through 1999, we measured yield and NO3 loss from a subsurface drained field in central Iowa at three N fertilizer rates: a low (L) rate of 67 kg ha(-1) in 1996 and 57 kg ha(-1) in 1998, a medium...