Vol. 7, Issue 2 (2019)
Influence of phosphorus, sulphur and FYM on chemical composition of forage maize (Zea mays L.) grown on loamy sand soil
Author(s): Chaudhary KV, Parmar JK and Patel VN
Abstract: The pot experiment was carried out at the Net House of the Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand on the “Influence of phosphorus, sulphur and FYM on chemical composition of forage maize (Zea Mays L.) Grown on loamy sand soil†during summer season of the year 2017. The experiment was laid out in a completely randomized design (factorial) with three repetitions. The three levels of P2O5 (0, 30 and 60 kg ha-1), three levels of S (0, 10 and 20 kg ha-1) and two levels of FYM (0 and 10 t ha-1) were tested in the experiment.The P content in plant was significantly higher with application of P2O5 @ 60 kg ha-1 than rest of the levels at 30 DAS and harvest except P2O5 @ 30 kg P2O5 ha-1. But N, K and S contents were not significantly influenced by application of phosphorus. Similarly S content was significantly higher under 20 kg ha-1 than control, but it was at par with 10 kg S ha-1at 30 DAS and harvest. Application of FYM @ 10 t ha-1 recorded significantly higher N content at 30 DAS and at harvest than no FYM. All interaction effects of P, S and FYM were non- significant for nutrients content of plant at 30 DAS and harvest. The micronutrient (Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu) contents were not significantly modified by application of P, S and FYM. With regard to uptake, application of P2O5 @ 60 kg ha-1, S @ 20 kg ha-1 and FYM @ 10 t ha-1 recorded significantly the highest uptake of N, P, K, S, Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu by crop at harvest.Treatment combination of P2O5 @ 60 kg ha-1 along with S @ 20 kg ha-1 recorded significantly higher phosphorus, potassium, zinc and copper uptake by the crop than rest of the combinations except zinc and copper uptake, which were at par with all the levels of P and S for Zn and P2O5 @ 30 kg ha-1 + S @ 20 kg ha-1combination for Cu. The interaction of P × F (P2O5 @ 60 kg ha-1 with FYM @ 10 t ha-1) recorded significantly the highest uptake of P, K, S, Mn and Cu by maize. Similarly, the interaction effect of S × F (S @ 20 kg ha-1 with FYM @10 t ha-1) recorded significantly the highest P and K uptake by maize. The interaction of P × S × F (P2O5 @ 60 kg ha-1 + S @ 20 kg ha-1 with FYM @ 10 t ha-1) registered maximum values for P and K uptake, but P uptake was at par with P3S2F2 (P2O5 @ 60 kg ha-1 + S @ 10 kg ha-1 along with FYM 10 t ha-1) and K uptake was at par with P3S2F2 (P2O5 @ 60 kg ha-1 + S @ 20 kg ha-1 along with FYM 10 t ha-1), P3S2F1(P2O5 @ 60 kg ha-1 + S @ 20 kg ha-1 along with FYM 0 t ha-1) combinations.
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Chaudhary KV, Parmar JK, Patel VN. Influence of phosphorus, sulphur and FYM on chemical composition of forage maize (Zea mays L.) grown on loamy sand soil. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(2):948-956.
