scholarly journals Influence of varying nitrogen levels on growth, yield and nitrogen use efficiency of hybrid maize (Zea mays)

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-142
Author(s):  
A. EL Sabagh ◽  
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M.A. Majid ◽  
M. Saiful Islam ◽  
M.K. Hasan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Zea Mays ◽  
Nitrogen Use Efficiency ◽  
Growth Yield ◽  
Nitrogen Use ◽  
Nitrogen Levels ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
Hybrid Maize

scholarly journals Supplementing Nitrogen in Combination with Rhizobium Inoculation and Soil Mulch in Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Production System: Part II. Effect on Phenology, Growth, Yield Attributes, Pod Quality, Profitability and Nitrogen Use Efficiency

Agronomy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 1513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mousumi Mondal ◽  
Milan Skalicky ◽  
Sourav Garai ◽  
Akbar Hossain ◽  
Sukamal Sarkar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Arachis Hypogaea ◽  
Nitrogen Use Efficiency ◽  
Growth Yield ◽  
Recommended Dose ◽  
Optimum Dose ◽  
Nitrogen Use ◽  
Peanut Crop ◽  
Arachis Hypogaea L ◽  
Use Efficiency

Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is adorned as the one of the important sources of vegetable oil, protein, vitamins and several minerals, which could mitigate the nutritional gap worldwide. However, peanut cultivation in winter suffers from low temperature stress and knowledge lacuna regarding the optimum dose nitrogen. Therefore, the present investigations were carried out during the winter seasons 2015–2016 and 2016–2017 at the district seed farm of Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, an agricultural university in West Bengal, India (23°26’ N, 88°22´ E, elevation 12 m above mean sea level) to facilitate the comprehensive study of plant growth, productivity and profitability of an irrigated peanut crop under varied levels of nitrogen: with and without a rhizobium inoculants and with and without polythene mulch. Quality traits and nutrient dynamics were also itemized. Fertilizing with 100% of the recommended dose of nitrogen combined with rhizobium inoculant and polythene mulch significantly enhanced peanut plant growth, yield and yield-attributing traits, while resulting in the maximum fertilizer (i.e., nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium) uptake by different plant parts. The greatest number of root nodules occurred in the treatment that received 75% of the recommended dose of nitrogen with rhizobium supplementation under polythene mulch, while 50% of the recommended dose of nitrogen with no rhizobium resulted in maximum fertilizer nitrogen use efficiency. Applying the full recommended dose of nitrogen with the rhizobium inoculants and mulch resulted in maximum profitability in the peanut crop.

Growth, yield and nitrogen use efficiency of dry-seeded rice as influenced by nitrogen and seed rates in Bangladesh

2016 ◽  
Vol 186 ◽  
pp. 18-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharif Ahmed ◽  
Elizabeth Humphreys ◽  
Muhammad Salim ◽  
Bhagirath S. Chauhan
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Use Efficiency ◽  
Growth Yield ◽  
Nitrogen Use ◽  
Use Efficiency

scholarly journals N-(n-Butyl) Thiophosphoric Triamide (NBPT)-Coated Urea (NCU) Improved Maize Growth and Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) in Highly Weathered Tropical Soil

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 8780
Author(s):  
Muhammad Muhaymin Mohd Zuki ◽  
Noraini Md. Jaafar ◽  
Siti Zaharah Sakimin ◽  
Mohd Khanif Yusop
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Use Efficiency ◽  
Plant Uptake ◽  
N Uptake ◽  
Growth Yield ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Tropical Soil ◽  
Nitrogen Use ◽  
Weight Yield ◽  
Coated Urea ◽  
Use Efficiency

Nitrogen (N) fertilizer is commonly used to supply sufficient N for plant uptake, for which urea is one of the highly preferred synthetic N fertilizers due to its high N content. Unfortunately, N provided by urea is rapidly lost upon urea application to soils through ammonia volatilization, leaching, and denitrification. Thus, treatment of urea with urease inhibitor (N-(n-Butyl) Thiophosphoric Triamide (NBPT)) is among the solutions to slow down urea hydrolysis, therefore reducing loss of NH3 and saving N available for plant uptake and growth. A field study was carried out to evaluate the effects of NBPT-coated urea (NCU) at varying rates on growth, yield, and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) of maize in tropical soil. The experiment was conducted at Field 15, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia, and maize (Zea mays var. Thai Super Sweet) was used as the test crop. The results showed that all maize grown in soils applied with urea coated with NBPT (NCU) (T2, T3, T4, and T5) had significantly (P ≤ 0.05) higher chlorophyll content compared to the control (T0 and T1). The surface leaf area of maize grown in NCU-treated soils at 120 kg N h−1 (T3) was recorded as the highest. NCU at and 96 kg N ha−1 (T3 and T4) were relatively effective in increasing maize plant dry weight, yield, and N uptake. Improvement of NUE by 45% over urea was recorded in the treatment of NCU at 96 kg N ha−1. NBPT-coated urea (NCU) at 96 kg N ha−1 had potential to increase the growth, yield, nitrogen uptake, and NUE of maize by increasing the availability of N for plant growth and development.

scholarly journals Yield components and reproductive, physiological, and root traits used in early selection for nitrogen use efficiency in corn

2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
pp. 620-632
Author(s):  
Pedro Patric Pinho Morais ◽  
Massaine Bandeira e Sousa ◽  
Giovanni Galli ◽  
Luciano Rogério Braatz e Andrade ◽  
Roberto Fritsche-Neto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Use Efficiency ◽  
Yield Components ◽  
Selection Index ◽  
Root Traits ◽  
Early Selection ◽  
Nitrogen Use ◽  
Nitrogen Levels ◽  
Differential Behavior ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
Selection For

Abstract: The objective of this work was to examine the possibility of using yield components and reproductive, physiological, and root traits in early selection for nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in corn. Sixty-four inbred lines were evaluated under two nitrogen fertilization levels: ideal and low. The evaluations were performed at three phenological stages: eight fully-expanded leaves, tasseling stage, and physiological maturity. It is possible to select superior lines for NUE, but the yield components did not show differential behavior under the different nitrogen levels evaluated. Root, reproductive, and physiological traits are not promising for early selection of corn lines with high NUE. Likewise, the eight-leaves and tasseling stages were not promising for this purpose, since NUE should be estimated taking grain yield into account. However, indirect selection for NUE can be performed via number of ears or using the selection index considering number and weight of ears.

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