Claim · model-written summary
Maize in pots containing trough soil responded positively to fertilizer application.
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e0“the maize crop in pots, with soil from the trough, responded positively to fertilizer application”
Title
KK Nyalemegbe; EO Darkwa; M Yangyuoru; et al. West African Journal of Applied Ecology 2010. doi:10.4314/wajae.v16i1.55863
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Observation Soil nutrient levels increased from the camber bed trough through the middle slope to the crest.
- Observation The flatland lacked a nutrient gradient but was prone to water logging.
- Observation Maize total dry matter and grain yield increased from the trough to the crest.
- Observation Maize grain yield on flatland ranged from 2.5–2.6 t ha- 1.
- Observation On 5-m camber beds, maize grain yield rose from 3.6 t ha-1 in the trough to 4.2 in the middle slope and 4.8 at the crest.
- Intervention effect Excess NPK and ammonium sulphate fertilizer did not appreciably increase maize biomass or grain yield in troughs.
- Mechanism Low trough yield was attributed to both low nutrient availability and compact subsoil.