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Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Year: 2011 | Volume: 14 | Issue: 1 | Page No.: 53-58
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Seyda Zorer Celebi

Osmetullah Arvas

Omer Terzioglu

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The Effects of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Fertilizer Application on Herbage Yield of Natural Pastures

Seyda Zorer Celebi, Osmetullah Arvas and Omer Terzioglu
This study was carried out in a natural pasture in Van province of Turkey between the years of 2004 and 2005 to determine the effects of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization on herbage yield. The study was performed in randomized block with three replications. 0, 4, 8, 16 kg da-1 nitrogen and 0, 6, 12 kg da-1 phosphorus applications were examined. The effects of different nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer applications on plant height, green herbage and crude protein yield were significant for both years. Depending on the increasing nitrogen and phosphorus applications, significant increases were in green herbage, hay and crude protein yields. According to results, differences between 8 and 16 kg da-1 doses of nitrogen and 6 and 12 kg da-1 doses of phosphorus applications were insignificant. In the first year, in terms of nitrogen applications, the highest green herbage, hay and crude protein yield (1423.1, 263.3 and 29.2 kg da-1) were obtained from 8 kg N da-1, in the second year, the highest values (1426.1, 602.7 and 67.8 kg da-1) were obtained from 16 kg N da-1 application. As for the phosphorus applications, in the first year, the highest green herbage yield was 1142.2 kg da-1 at the 6 kg P2 O5/da application, hay and crude protein yields (218.2, 23.1 kg da-1) were recorded from 12 kg P2 O5/da application. In the second year, the highest green herbage, hay and crude protein yields were (1335.8, 549.6 and 66.1 kg da-1) determined at the 12 kg P2 O5/da application.
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