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Effect of Phosphorus and Mulching on Root Growth Parameters, Nutrient Interrelations and Biomass Productivity of Wheat (triticum Aestivum) in a Mounta in Alfisol

Year: 1998

Type: article

Abstract: A field experiment was conducted at Palampur during 1990-91 and 1991-92 to study the effect of phosphorus application @O, 26,52, 78 kg/ha and mulches, ie no mulch, pine needles (Pinus longifolia camara), wild sage (Lantana camara) and polyethylene sheet on root-parameters and productivity at different growth stages of wheat (Triticum aestivum L. emend. Fiori & Paol.) grown on a mountain Alfisol of Western Himalayas. The application of P up to 78 kg/ha significantly and positively improved the root-weight, root-volume and root-mass density as also the productivity of wheat crop. Among the different mulching materials incorporated, the polyethylene mulch emerged superior in improving the root growth parameter compared with the no mulch application. The root growth paramaters showed a positive and significant association with the uptake of nutrients by wheat crop.

Source: The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Authors: D. K. Parmar, Pritam K. Sharma

Language: English

Topic: Agricultural Science and Fertilization

Subfield: Soil Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W987093009

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