Effects of Phosphorus Application Rate on the Growth of Fruit Vegetable Seedlings.

In order to update fertilisation recommendations for Finnish silty and sandy soils, the effects of repeated phosphorus (P) fertilisation on the yields of cereals, grasses and other crops were measured at ten sites for 9 to 18 years. Results of some earlier studies were also used in examining the relationships of the yield responses to applied P and to the soil test values measured by the Finnish ammonium acetate method (PAc). Significant effects of P fertilisation were observed at all sites that had low or medium PAc values; in the case of potatoes, even at sites with fairly high values. The mean relative yield without applied P divided by yield with 60 or 45 kg P ha-1 of the ten sites was 81% (mean PAc 11.6 mg dm-3) varying from 55% at the PAc value of 4.7 mg dm-3 to 100% at the highest PAc values. In order to achieve a relative yield of 97%, which is considered the optimum for cereals and leys, the required mean annual application of P in the later parts of the experiments was 25 kg ha-1 (variation 0-42 kg ha-1). On the six soils that had low or medium PAc values (4.5-9.1 mg dm-3, mean 8.0 mg dm-3), relative yield was 97% at the P application rate of 35 kg ha-1 (variation 22-42 kg ha-1), while 11 kg P ha-1 (variation 0-25 kg ha-1) sufficed on the four soils that had higher PAc values (mean 20.8 mg dm-3, variation 11.7-35.2 mg dm-3). Reasons for the poor availability of P in silty and sandy soils were discussed.;

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Improving Phosphorus Use Efficiency and Optimizing Phosphorus Application Rates for Maize in the Northeast Plain of China for Sustainable Agriculture

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11174799 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (17) ◽

pp. 4799

Author(s):

Wenting Jiang ◽

Xiaohu Liu ◽

Xiukang Wang ◽

Lihui Yang ◽

Yuan Yin

Keyword(s):

Grain Yield ◽

Maximum Yield ◽

Application Rate ◽

P Uptake ◽

Plant P Uptake ◽

P Fertilizer ◽

P Rate ◽

P Application ◽

Phosphorus Application ◽

The Impact

Optimizing the phosphorus (P) application rate can increase grain yield while reducing both cost and environmental impact. However, optimal P rates vary substantially when different targets such as maximum yield or maximum economic benefit are considered. The present study used field experiment conducted at 36 experiments sites for maize to determine the impact of P application levels on grain yield, plant P uptake, and P agronomy efficiency (AEP), P-derived yield benefits and private profitability, and to evaluated the agronomically (AOPR), privately (POPR), and economically (EOPR) optimal P rate at a regional scale. Four treatments were compared: No P fertilizer (P0); P rate of 45–60 kg ha−1 (LP); P rate of 90–120 kg ha−1 (MP); P rate of 135–180 kg ha−1 (HP). P application more effectively increased grain yield, reaching a peak at MP treatment. The plant P uptake in HP treatment was 37.4% higher than that in P0. The relationship between P uptake by plants (y) and P application rate (x) can be described by the equation y = −0.0003x2 + 0.1266x + 31.1 (R2 = 0.309, p < 0.01). Furthermore, grain yield (y) and plant P uptake (x) across all treatments also showed a significant polynomial function (R2 = 0.787–0.846). The MP treatment led to highest improvements in P agronomic efficiency (AEP), P-derived yield benefits (BY) and private profitability (BP) compared with those in other treatments. In addition, the average agronomically (AOPR), privately (POPR), and economically optimal P rate (EOPR) in 36 experimental sites were suggested as 127.9 kg ha−1, 110.8 kg ha−1, and 114.4 kg ha−1, which ranged from 80.6 to 211.3 kg ha−1, 78.2 to 181.8 kg ha−1, and 82.6 to 151.6 kg ha−1, respectively. Economically optimal P application (EOPR) can be recommended, because EOPR significantly reduced P application compared with AOPR, and average economically optimal yield was slightly higher compared with the average yield in the MP treatment. This study was conducive in providing a more productive, use-effective, profitable, environment-friendly P fertilizer management strategy for supporting maximized production potential and environment sustainable development.

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Phosphorus Application Decreased Copper Concentration but Not Iron in Maize Grain

Agronomy ◽

10.3390/agronomy10111716 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (11) ◽

pp. 1716

Author(s):

Wei Zhang ◽

Chunqin Zou ◽

Xiuxiu Chen ◽

Yumin Liu ◽

Dunyi Liu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽

Root Length Density ◽

Soil Phosphorus ◽

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal ◽

Field Studies ◽

Application Rate ◽

Fe Content ◽

P Application ◽

Maize Grain ◽

Phosphorus Application

Copper (Cu) and iron (Fe) are essential micronutrients for plants and animals. How phosphorus (P) application affects Cu and Fe concentrations in maize grain still remains unclear. Two-year field studies were conducted in a long-term experiment with six P levels (0, 12.5, 25, 50, 100, and 200 kg∙ha−1 P) on calcareous soil. Phosphorus application significantly decreased the average grain Cu concentration by 12.6% compared to no P treatment, but had no effect on grain Fe concentration. The copper content increased as the P application rate increased from 0 to 25 or 50 kg·ha−1, but then decreased, while Fe content kept increasing. As the P application rate increased, the specific Cu uptake by the roots decreased, but not for Fe. The root length density in response to P application had a positive relationship with shoot Cu and Fe content. The shoot Cu content and grain Cu concentration decreased with the reduction in the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) colonization of roots due to increasing P application. The reduction in grain Cu concentration with increasing P rates could be partly explained by the decreasing uptake efficiency.

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Effect of phosphorus and zinc nutrition on growth and yield of fodder cowpea

Legume Research - An International Journal ◽

10.18805/lr.v0iof.9384 ◽

2016 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Rakesh Kumar ◽

Deepak Kumar Rathore ◽

Magan Singh ◽

Parveen Kumar ◽

Anil Khippal

Keyword(s):

Growth Parameters ◽

Block Design ◽

Application Rate ◽

Leaf Length ◽

Growth And Yield ◽

Randomized Block Design ◽

Green Fodder ◽

Fodder Yield ◽

Zinc Levels ◽

Phosphorus Application

An experiment consisting of four phosphorus levels (0, 40, 60 and 80 kg/ha P2O5) and five zinc levels (0, 10, 20, 30 and 40 kg/ha ZnSO4) was laid out in randomized block design in factorial mode to find out the effect on yield and quality of fodder cowpea [Vigna Unguiculata (L.)Walp.]. Growth parameters viz. plant height, number of leaves, number of branches, leaf length, leaf width and leaf stem ratio were improved with the application of 60 kg/ha P2O5 and 20 kg/ha ZnSO4. Application of 60 kg/ha phosphorus recorded 27.64 t/ha yield, which was 7.50 and 55.6 % higher than 40 kg/ha and no phosphorus application, respectively. Application of zinc in the form of ZnSO4 @ 20 kg/ha increased significantly the green fodder yield (25.89 t/ha). Interaction effect of phosphorus and zinc application was found significant with respect to green fodder, dry matter yield and nutrient uptake. Yield, phosphorus and zinc uptake in cowpea fodder were showing declining trend at combination of application rate more than 60 kg/ha P2O5 and 20 kg/ha ZnSO4.

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Effects of long-term fertilizer phosphorus application on soil and crop phosphorus and cadmium contents

The Journal of Agricultural Science ◽

10.1017/s0021859698005723 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 131 (2) ◽

pp. 187-195 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

I. R. RICHARDS ◽

C. J. CLAYTON ◽

A. J. K. REEVE

Keyword(s):

Application Rate ◽

Trial Period ◽

Soil Layers ◽

Soil P ◽

South West ◽

P Balance ◽

P Application ◽

Phosphorus Application ◽

South West England

The effects of four rates of fertilizer phosphorus (P) application (0, 9·8, 19·6 and 39·2 kg P/ha per year) on soil and crop P and cadmium (Cd) contents were measured in a field trial begun in 1968 and cropped each year with barley in south west England. In 1996, available and total soil P and Cd were measured in seven soil layers (0–20, 20–25, 25–30, 30–35, 35–40, 40–45 and 45–50 cm). Offtake of P in the crop was measured, or could be estimated, throughout the trial period. There was a linear relationship between P balance (total applied − total offtake) and P application rate with a balance of zero at a rate equivalent to 17 kg P/ha per year. The rate of P required for the economically optimum grain output was equivalent to 30 kg P/ha per year. No evidence was found for available P enrichment of soil layers below 25 cm. There was no evidence of Cd enrichment of either soil or crop after 29 years of P applications.

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Effects of Phosphorus Application Rate, Soil Properties, and Leaching Mode on 32P Movement in Soil Columns

Soil Science Society of America Journal ◽

10.2136/sssaj1973.03615995003700030018x ◽

1973 ◽

Vol 37 (3) ◽

pp. 371-374 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

T. J. Logan ◽

E. O. McLean

Keyword(s):

Soil Properties ◽

Application Rate ◽

Soil Columns ◽

Phosphorus Application

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Development and production response of edible and forage varieties of pea (Pisum sativum L.) to temporary soil drought under different levels of phosphorus application

Acta Agrobotanica ◽

10.5586/aa.1676 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 69 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Agnieszka Klimek-Kopyra ◽

Barbara Skowera ◽

Tadeusz Zając ◽

Beata Grygierzec

Keyword(s):

Significant Role ◽

Root Nodules ◽

Weather Conditions ◽

Application Rate ◽

Phosphorus Fertilization ◽

Soil Drought ◽

Vegetative Development ◽

Plant Parts ◽

Yield Structure ◽

Phosphorus Application

The change in weather conditions in Central Europe has led to the need to review current standards for fertilization of pulse crops. Physiologists claim that phosphorus may play a significant role in raising tolerance to a temporary lack of water in the soil. The objective of the 2-year field study (2011–2012) was to assess the effect of phosphorus application on characteristics of the aerial and underground plant parts of different varieties of pea and elements of their yield structure. The study showed that a higher phosphorus application rate led to significant intensification of photosynthesis and thus to more rapid vegetative development in the plants, manifested as a greater number of leaves and greater leaf area. The higher rate of phosphorus application significantly influenced the flowering process of pea during soil drought. The number of flowering nodes increased significantly as phosphorus application increased. The plants fertilized with the higher level of phosphorus produced a greater weight of root nodules with more <em>Rhizobium</em> bacterial colonies. Increased phosphorus fertilization had a significant role during the year of permanent semi-drought, 2012, resulting in a significantly greater number and weight of pods as well as a greater number and weight of seeds per plant, and thus a larger final yield.

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