INFLUENCE OF PHOSPHORUS AND SULPHUR APPLICATION ON YIELD, CONTENT AND UPTAKE OF NUTRIENTS BY WHEAT (Triticum aestivum L. Cv. Sonalika) GROWN IN GORADU SOIL
Abstract
A field experiment in randomized block design was conducted with a view to knowing the response of wheat interms of grain and straw production and utilization of nutrients towards application of different levels of phosphorus (0, 20, 40 and 60 kg P2O5/ha) and sulphur (0, 10, 20 and 30 kg S/ha). The crop was raised on a loamy sand of Anand containing moderate amount of available phosphorus and sulphur. Yields of grain and straw of wheat were found statistically significant. Differences in grain yields due to P40 and P60 levels were found statistically significant over control. Effects of both the treatments P40 and P60 were at par. The highest grain yield (4467 kg/ha) produced under 60 kg P2O5/ha. Similarly straw yield obtained was the highest under higher level of phosphorus (60 kg P2O5/ha).The application of 60 kg P2O5/ha resulted in increase of grain yield by 13.84 per cent and in straw by 12.47 per cent over control.
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Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, A Study