Use of dairy manure to supply crop nutrients is gaining broader acceptance as the cost of fertilizer rises. However, there are concerns regarding manure's effect on water quality. In 2003 and 2004, we measured sediment, NO3-N, NH4-N, K, dissolved reactive P (DRP), and total P (TP) concentrations in runoff from furrow irrigated field plots (6-7 irrigations yr(-1)) cropped to corn (Zea mays L.) i...

a field investigation was conducted to evaluate the effect of n and k fertilizers on qualitative and quantitative changes of potato tubers during five months of storage. this study was carried out in three replications at five levels (0, 60, 120, 180 and 240 kg/ha) of nitrogen and three levels (0, 75 and 150 kg/ha) of potassium fertilizer during 2004-2006. measurements were recorded monthly. th...

In order to make clear the recent status and trend of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production in China, datasets from multiple field experiments and published literature were collected to study the agronomic characteristics related to grain yield, fertilizer application and nutrient use efficiency from the year 2000 to 2011. The results showed that the mean grain yield of wheat in 2000-2011 was...

Displacement of soil particles caused by erosion influences soil condition and fertility. To date, the cesium 137 isotope ((137)Cs) technique is most commonly used for soil particle tracing. However when large areas are considered, the expensive soil sampling and analysis present an obstacle. Infrared spectral measurements would provide a solution, however the small concentrations of the isotop...

to investigate the effect of k fertilizer on yield and yield components of three watermelon cultivars, a two-year study (2007-2008) was conducted in ardestan agricultural research center (isfahan province) by using of split plot randomized based on complete block design in three replications. three watermelon cultivars (‘sugar baby’, ‘charleston grey’ and ‘mahbubi’), were assigned as main plots...

Fertilizer management particularly for mango trees is tedious on alkaline and calcareous soil. Mango (Mangifera indica L.) cv. Langra trees were supplied fertilizer through soil application under bimonthly nutrient application programme to ensure the continuous supply of nutrition to plants throughout the year. Fertilizer (N, P and K) was supplied five times a year at regular intervals while sk...

The present study was designed to study the effect of different growing media (clay, composted leaves and sand + composted leaves (1: 1 v/v) and fertilizer rates of mineral NPK (19: 19: 19) at 0.0, 2.5, 5 g / plant and their combined effect on the vegetative growth, flowering qualities, bulbs production and chemical constituents of leaves of Amaryllis (Hippeastrum vittatum, Herb.) plants during...

Residual effeet of a eoneentrated and depotassitied beet vinasse on growth and mineral eomposition of taH feseue (Festuca arundinacea) was studied. Results were compared with those obtained for a mineral fertilizer treatment and a control. Vinasse and inorganie fertilizer had been previously applied to two different soils at two rates for tive years. High doses of vinasse produeed the highest y...

AN IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING of the terms fertilizer-use efficiency (FUE) and maximum economic yield (MEY) has likely never been as important to western Canadian agronomists and farmers as it is today. The objective of PPI/PPIC and Foundation for Agronomic Research (FAR) sponsored research projects in western Canada is to support a better understanding of the role of phosphorus (P) and potassium (...

Objective: This field experiment was laid out in order to study on effect of Nano and Bio fertilizers on yield and yield components of tomato (Lycopersicone sculentum L.) during the growing seasons 2013- 2014. Methods: The experiment was laid out in a factorial based on randomized block design with three replications. Treatments were K nanofertilizer in five levels such as (0, 100, 200...