In‐Row Subsoiling and Potassium Placement Effects on Root Growth and Potassium Content of Cotton

Mullins, Gray; Reeves, D. W.; Burmester, C. H.; Bryant, H. H.

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“…Surface compaction affected P uptake less than subsoil compaction. In irrigated cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) grown on a low-K, claypan soil, K uptake was not increased by deep K placement compared with surface-broadcast K when both placement treatments were in-row subsoiled, even though tillage increased subsoil root densities (Mullins et al, 1994). Deeper tillage is not always necessary or desirable for best crop growth or yields if available soil nutrients and plant root distributions are similar, as in the surface soil layer under conservation tillage systems (Hargove, 1985).…”

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Tillage and Nitrogen Placement Effects on Nutrient Uptake by Potato

Westermann

Sojka

1996

Soil Science Soc of Amer J

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Deep tillage of compacted soils can improve potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tuber yield and quality if no other production factors are limiting. We hypothesized that within-row subsoiling and N placement would affect tuber yields and availability of plant nutrients. Potato (cv. Russet Burbank) was grown after winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in 1989 and after dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in 1990 on a furrow irrigated Portneuf silt loam (coarse-silty, mixed, mesic Durixerollic Calciorthid). Fall tillage treatments (disking, chiseling, and moldboard plowing) were split with zone subsoiling after planting. Nitrogen was broadcast before planting or banded beside the seed piece at planting across all tillage combinations. We estimated plant nutrient status and uptake each year with whole-plant and petiole samplings during tuber growth. Final tuber yield and quality were determined in early October. Fall tillage did not influence nutrient concentration and uptake, tuber yield, or quality. Zone subsoiling increased average plant dry weights 9%, total tuber yields 10% (4 Mg ha '), and quality, and increased P uptake an average of 11.6% (1.8 kg P ha -') without appreciably changing whole-plant or petiole P concentrations. Banding N increased average plant dry weight 6.4%, total tuber yield 9%, and N uptake 28% compared with broadcast N. Petiole NO 3-N, P, K, and Zn concentrations were higher where N was banded. There were no consistent zone subsoiling x N placement interactions. Higher nutrient applications may be required with zone subsoiling or to compensate for soil compaction problems.

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Tillage and Nitrogen Placement Effects on Nutrient Uptake by Potato

Westermann

Sojka

1996

Soil Science Soc of Amer J

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“…Mullins et al, (1994) studied K placement effects on the root growth of cotton grown on a fine sandy loam soil. Root density measurements taken in-row showed that root growth at depths > 20 cm was improved with in-row subsoil additions of K. Tupper (1992) also observed increased cotton taproot length when K fertilizer was band-applied in the subsoils of Mississippi soils with low soil-test K. On the other hand, Yibrin et al, (1993) reported that localized applications of K did not promote root growth.…”

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Role of Mineral Nutrition on Root Growth of Crop Plants – A Review

Prabaharan¹,

Surendar²

2017

Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci

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Agriculture is going through a profound revolution worldwide due to increasing world demand for food, higher costs of energy and other inputs, environmental pollution problems, and instability of cropping systems. The importance of plant functioning can be realized from the facts that knowledge of mineral nutrition of plants has opened new vistas for fertilizer practices. The detection of deficiencies and toxicity of particular mineral nutrient element has enabled us to make adequate soil amendments and root nutrient absorption for better plant growth. Physiological disorders of many crops such as rice, pulses and oil seeds have been successfully corrected by using minerals. Analysis of plant reveals the presence of a large number of mineral elements. In plant analysis, different mineral nutrient elements are determined even in micro quantities. The estimations are done according to needs either in extracts of fresh plant tissue or by digesting it with nitric acid and perchloric acid. Although plant analysis may be thought of as a method of determining the relative quantities of mineral elements in plants it is at least a crude technique. At present 17 chemical elements such as N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S, B, Cl, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo, and Zn along with C, H, O are considered as essential elements and each of these essential elements performs one or more specific internal roles in plants. Among the seventeen essential nutrients, some of the nutrients are antagonistic relation to the root growth and some of the nutrients are synergistic relation to the root growth and developments. A less than adequate supply of any one of these essential elements will lead to the metabolic disruptions, including changes in activities of enzymes, rate of metabolic reactions, and concentration of metabolites. In addition to alterations in metabolic patterns, severe deficiencies of individual essential elements also produce a set of characteristic effects in the external appearance of leaves, stems, roots, blossoms, and fruits. In this context, knowledge of factors that affect root development is fundamental to improving nutrient cycling and uptake in soil-plant systems. Roots are important organs that supply water, nutrients, hormones, and mechanical support (anchorage) to crop plants and consequently affect economic yields. In addition, roots improve soil organic matter (OM) by contributing to soil pools of organic carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and microbial biomass. Root-derived soil C is retained and forms more stable soil aggregates than shoot-derived soil C. Although roots normally contribute only 10-20% of the total plant weight, a well-developed root system is essential for healthy plant growth and development. Root growth of plants is controlled genetically, but it is also influenced by environmental factors. Mineral nutrition is an important factor influencing the growth of plant roots, but detailed information on nutritional effects is limited, primarily because roots are half-hidden organs that are very difficult to separate from soil. As ...

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“…Similarly, urine?ash could produce 111 and 78% more cauliflower total biomass, 55 and 64% more cabbage total biomass, and 65 and 58% more cabbage head biomass compared to the situation without fertilization and with animal manure fertilizer, respectively. The higher biomass of urine?ash fertilized plants compared to other manure-fertilized plants might be due to the additional nutrients (P, K) present in the urine and wood ash (McDonald et al 1994;Mullins et al 1994), or higher availability of N in applied urine. Similar results were reported for tomato fertilized with urine?wood ash ).…”

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Eco-sanitation and its benefits: an experimental demonstration program to raise awareness in central Nepal

Pradhan

Piya

Heinonen‐Tanski

2010

Environ Dev Sustain

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This study focuses on awareness and an experimental demonstration about the use of human urine and wood ash as a fertilizer. This study was conducted in Chanauta, central Nepal, from November 2009 to February 2010. The villagers (N = 27) were asked about their awareness of eco-sanitation and fertilizer value of urine and ash. All the participants agreed that the use of urine and ash was a good idea. In the experimental study, the fertilizer value of urine?ash was compared with animal manure and no-fertilizer in the cultivation of radish, potato, broadleaf mustard, cauliflower, and cabbage. Different plants cultivated plots received 54-81 kgN/ha with urine?ash or manure fertilizer. The urine?ash fertilizer produced significantly (p \ 0.05) higher broadleaf mustard biomass than obtained from animal manure and without fertilization. Urine?ash-fertilized plots growing radish, potato, cauliflower, and cabbage produced similar or slightly higher yields biomass compared to those achieved with manure fertilization. This might be because of high P, K as well as greater availability of N in applied urine compared to manure. It is concluded that urine?ash fertilizer can be used instead of animal manure; in this study, a dose of 4 L of urine was equal to 1 kg of dry cattle manure and produced a similar or greater yield of vegetable biomass than manure fertilization. To be able to generalize this conclusion, it is important to conduct these kinds of experiments with different seasonal crops and in other parts of the world.Readers should send their comments on this paper to BhaskarNath@aol.com within 3 months of publication of this issue.

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In‐Row Subsoiling and Potassium Placement Effects on Root Growth and Potassium Content of Cotton

Cited by 43 publications

References 9 publications

Tillage and Nitrogen Placement Effects on Nutrient Uptake by Potato

Tillage and Nitrogen Placement Effects on Nutrient Uptake by Potato

Role of Mineral Nutrition on Root Growth of Crop Plants – A Review

Eco-sanitation and its benefits: an experimental demonstration program to raise awareness in central Nepal

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