An experiment was conducted to determine the effects of application of various levels of GML （ground magnesium limestone） for sweet corn production on two Ultisols, viz.： Bungor and Rengam series soil. The treatmen...An experiment was conducted to determine the effects of application of various levels of GML （ground magnesium limestone） for sweet corn production on two Ultisols, viz.： Bungor and Rengam series soil. The treatments consisted of six levels of GML 0, 0.5, 1.0,2.0,4.0 and 8.0 Mg·ML·ha^-1 incorporated into the top 15 cm, a control which received no GML and no fertilizer. Two crops of sweet corn were planted with a crop of groundnut in a sequence of corn-groundnut-corn. Results indicated that application of 4.0 Mg·GML·ha^-1 and 2.0 Mg·GML·ha^-1 on Bungor and Rengan series soil respectively gave the highest yields in terms of saleable cob number. Soil analysis showed that application of 4.0 and 2.0 Mg·ha^-1 to Bungor and Rengam series soils respectively reduced Al saturation in both soils to 2.0% and increased soil pH to 5.7 and 4.8, respectively.展开更多
A two-year field study was conducted to test the effects of two phosphate-solubilizing bacteria(PSB), Pantoea cypripedii(PSB-3)and Pseudomonas plecoglossicida(PSB-5), inoculated singly or together with rock phosphate(...A two-year field study was conducted to test the effects of two phosphate-solubilizing bacteria(PSB), Pantoea cypripedii(PSB-3)and Pseudomonas plecoglossicida(PSB-5), inoculated singly or together with rock phosphate(RP) fertilization on maize and wheat cropping cycle by comparing with chemical P fertilizer(diammonium phosphate, DAP), mainly in the crop yield, soil fertility and economic returns. Inoculation of PSB together with RP fertilization increased the crop growth in terms of shoot height, shoot and root dry biomass, grain yield and total P uptake in both maize and wheat crops compared to the other treatments. Soil fertility in the context of available P, enzyme activities and PSB population in both maize and wheat crops was significantly improved with PSB inoculation together with RP fertilization compared to DAP treatment. The combined use of PSB inoculation and RP fertilization was more economical due to minimal cost and maximum returns. These results suggested that PSB inoculation along with RP fertilization would be an appropriate substitute for chemical phosphate fertilizer application in sustainable agriculture systems.展开更多
文摘An experiment was conducted to determine the effects of application of various levels of GML （ground magnesium limestone） for sweet corn production on two Ultisols, viz.： Bungor and Rengam series soil. The treatments consisted of six levels of GML 0, 0.5, 1.0,2.0,4.0 and 8.0 Mg·ML·ha^-1 incorporated into the top 15 cm, a control which received no GML and no fertilizer. Two crops of sweet corn were planted with a crop of groundnut in a sequence of corn-groundnut-corn. Results indicated that application of 4.0 Mg·GML·ha^-1 and 2.0 Mg·GML·ha^-1 on Bungor and Rengan series soil respectively gave the highest yields in terms of saleable cob number. Soil analysis showed that application of 4.0 and 2.0 Mg·ha^-1 to Bungor and Rengam series soils respectively reduced Al saturation in both soils to 2.0% and increased soil pH to 5.7 and 4.8, respectively.
基金supported by the University Grant Commission (UGC) of India (No. 34-67/2008 SR)
文摘A two-year field study was conducted to test the effects of two phosphate-solubilizing bacteria(PSB), Pantoea cypripedii(PSB-3)and Pseudomonas plecoglossicida(PSB-5), inoculated singly or together with rock phosphate(RP) fertilization on maize and wheat cropping cycle by comparing with chemical P fertilizer(diammonium phosphate, DAP), mainly in the crop yield, soil fertility and economic returns. Inoculation of PSB together with RP fertilization increased the crop growth in terms of shoot height, shoot and root dry biomass, grain yield and total P uptake in both maize and wheat crops compared to the other treatments. Soil fertility in the context of available P, enzyme activities and PSB population in both maize and wheat crops was significantly improved with PSB inoculation together with RP fertilization compared to DAP treatment. The combined use of PSB inoculation and RP fertilization was more economical due to minimal cost and maximum returns. These results suggested that PSB inoculation along with RP fertilization would be an appropriate substitute for chemical phosphate fertilizer application in sustainable agriculture systems.
