The influence of N-P-K fertilizer rates and cropping systems on root biomass and some root morphological variables of sweet corn and vegetable soybean
A field experiment using 1.2x0.5x0.5 m rhizoboxes with 280 kg soil was carried out to investigate the effect of three N-P-K fertilizer rates (50, 100 and 150% of the recommended fertilizer rate) and cropping systems (mono-crop corn or soybean, intercrop corn and soybean without root separation, with...
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| description | A field experiment using 1.2x0.5x0.5 m rhizoboxes with 280 kg soil was carried out to investigate the effect of three N-P-K fertilizer rates (50, 100 and 150% of the recommended fertilizer rate) and cropping systems (mono-crop corn or soybean, intercrop corn and soybean without root separation, with plastic and with geotextile root separation) on root biomass, volume surface area and total root length. Mono-crop corn and intercropped corn under plastic sheet root separation had significantly higher total root length than intercropped corn without root separation and with geotextile root separation, but soybean higher root volume was noticed in intercropped soybean without root separation and with geotextile root separation. Increasing fertility level from 50% of recommended rate (RFR) to 100 and 150% RFR significantly increased root dry weight of corn and soybean, as well as root volume, surface area and total root length of corn. In soybean increasing fertility level from 50 to 100% RFR increased total root length and root surface area, but further increase to 150% of recommended rate decreased both variables. |
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| spelling | upm-8402019-11-14T08:02:04Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/840/ The influence of N-P-K fertilizer rates and cropping systems on root biomass and some root morphological variables of sweet corn and vegetable soybean Iman, Abdulkadir Wahab, Zakaria Abd Halim, Mohd Ridzwan Syed Rastan, Syed Omar A field experiment using 1.2x0.5x0.5 m rhizoboxes with 280 kg soil was carried out to investigate the effect of three N-P-K fertilizer rates (50, 100 and 150% of the recommended fertilizer rate) and cropping systems (mono-crop corn or soybean, intercrop corn and soybean without root separation, with plastic and with geotextile root separation) on root biomass, volume surface area and total root length. Mono-crop corn and intercropped corn under plastic sheet root separation had significantly higher total root length than intercropped corn without root separation and with geotextile root separation, but soybean higher root volume was noticed in intercropped soybean without root separation and with geotextile root separation. Increasing fertility level from 50% of recommended rate (RFR) to 100 and 150% RFR significantly increased root dry weight of corn and soybean, as well as root volume, surface area and total root length of corn. In soybean increasing fertility level from 50 to 100% RFR increased total root length and root surface area, but further increase to 150% of recommended rate decreased both variables. Asian Network for Scientific Information 2006 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/840/1/PFP4.PDF Iman, Abdulkadir and Wahab, Zakaria and Abd Halim, Mohd Ridzwan and Syed Rastan, Syed Omar (2006) The influence of N-P-K fertilizer rates and cropping systems on root biomass and some root morphological variables of sweet corn and vegetable soybean. Journal of Agronomy, 5 (1). pp. 111-117. ISSN 1812-5379 https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ja.2006.111.117 10.3923/ja.2006.111.117 |
| spellingShingle | Iman, Abdulkadir Wahab, Zakaria Abd Halim, Mohd Ridzwan Syed Rastan, Syed Omar The influence of N-P-K fertilizer rates and cropping systems on root biomass and some root morphological variables of sweet corn and vegetable soybean |
| title | The influence of N-P-K fertilizer rates and cropping systems on root biomass and some root morphological variables of sweet corn and vegetable soybean |
| title_full | The influence of N-P-K fertilizer rates and cropping systems on root biomass and some root morphological variables of sweet corn and vegetable soybean |
| title_fullStr | The influence of N-P-K fertilizer rates and cropping systems on root biomass and some root morphological variables of sweet corn and vegetable soybean |
| title_full_unstemmed | The influence of N-P-K fertilizer rates and cropping systems on root biomass and some root morphological variables of sweet corn and vegetable soybean |
| title_short | The influence of N-P-K fertilizer rates and cropping systems on root biomass and some root morphological variables of sweet corn and vegetable soybean |
| title_sort | influence of n-p-k fertilizer rates and cropping systems on root biomass and some root morphological variables of sweet corn and vegetable soybean |
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