Muhammad Masud Mahmood
National Potato Programme, National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad, Pakistan
Khalid Farooq
National Potato Programme, National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad, Pakistan
Amjad Hussain
National Potato Programme, National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad, Pakistan
Raham Sher
National Potato Programme, National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad, Pakistan
ABSTRACT
To compare the different methods of fertilizer application viz. broadcast, banding and placement, two research trials were conducted the results indicated that in the autumn, 1998 trial, highest yield (18.56 t ha‾1) was recorded in T3 (placement) followed by 15.94 t ha-1 in T2 (banding) and lowest (12.22 t ha‾1) in T1 (broadcast). It was noted that 52% yield was increased with placement and 30% with banding over broadcast method of fertilizer application. Similarly in autumn 1999, maximum yield (15.67 t ha‾1) was recorded in T3 (placement) followed by 13.9 t ha‾1 in T2 (banding) and minimum (11.56 t ha‾1) in T1 (broadcast). Using banding and placement method of fertilizer application, 20.24 and 35.55% increase in potato yield was recorded over broadcasting of fertilizer, respectively. A significant difference was found in the three methods of fertilizer application.
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Muhammad Masud Mahmood, Khalid Farooq, Amjad Hussain and Raham Sher, 2002. Comparison of Different Methods of Fertilizer (NPK) Application. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences, 1: 140-141.
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2002.140.141
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ajps.2002.140.141
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2002.140.141
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ajps.2002.140.141
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