Claim · model-written summary
Combined biofertilizers and NPK under N3 increased maize grain potassium uptake by 18.1 and 31.1%.
- Treatment
- Combination of A.chroococcum, B.megatherium, and NPK fertilizers under N3e0
- Outcome
- N, P, and K uptake by maize graine0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 18.1 and 31.1%e0
- Comparator
- controle0
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Verbatim
e0“Combination of A.chroococcum, B.megatherium, and NPK fertilizers under N3 significantly increased grain yield (20.9 and 17.9%), straw yield (16.8 and 20.6%), 100-grain weight (9.9 and 13.3%), ear weight (21.0 and 18.0) and N, P, and K uptake by maize grain [(35.1 and 31.3%), (21.2 and 26.9%) and (18.1 and 31.1%)] over the control for N, P, and K, respectively, in 2007 and 2008 seasons.”
t0“MAIZE YIELD”
Title
EFFECT OF MINERAL AND BIO-FERTILIZATION ON NPK AVAILABILITY, UPTAKE, AND MAIZE YIELD.
Asmaa A. El-Basuony; E. A. Belal; A. A. E. Atwa Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering /Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering 2009. doi:10.21608/jssae.2009.93134
Other claims from this paper (12)
- Intervention effect Biofertilizer treatments and nitrogen levels significantly affected maize yield and components.
- Intervention effect Biofertilizer treatments and nitrogen levels significantly affected maize NPK uptake.
- Intervention effect Biofertilizer and nitrogen treatments significantly affected soil NPK availability.
- Observation Combined Azotobacter, Bacillus, and NPK under N3 gave maximum soil available nitrogen.
- Observation Bacillus with NPK under N3 gave maximum soil available phosphorus.
- Intervention effect Combined biofertilizers and NPK under N3 raised maize grain yield by 20.9 and 17.9% across the two seasons.
- Intervention effect Combined biofertilizers and NPK under N3 raised maize straw yield by 16.8 and 20.6%.
- Intervention effect Combined biofertilizers and NPK under N3 raised maize 100 grain weight by 9.9 and 13.3%.
- Intervention effect Combined biofertilizers and NPK under N3 raised maize ear weight by 21.0 and 18.0.
- Intervention effect Combined biofertilizers and NPK under N3 increased maize grain nitrogen uptake by 35.1 and 31.3%.
- Intervention effect Combined biofertilizers and NPK under N3 increased maize grain phosphorus uptake by 21.2 and 26.9%.
- Intervention effect Shelling percentage did not change significantly across treatments.