Legume Research-An International Journal

RESIDUAL EFFECT OF SULPHUR APPLICATION TO MAIZE ON SUBSEQUENT GREEN GRAM IN HAPLUSTALF

Article Id: ARCC2445 | Page : 179 - 183
Citation :- RESIDUAL EFFECT OF SULPHUR APPLICATION TO MAIZE ON SUBSEQUENT GREEN GRAM IN HAPLUSTALF.Legume Research-An International Journal.2008.(31):179 - 183
C. Bharathi and P. poongothai
Address : Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-641 003, India

Abstract

Field experiments were conducted with green gram as test crop at two locations in Thondamuthur
block of Coimbatore district to evaluate the residual effect of S application to maize on crop growth, nutrient uptake, yield and S use efficiency of subsequent green gram. The main crop was treated with 4 levels of S (0, 15, 30 and 45 kg ha-1) while the residual crop green gram received no S. In both locations Maximum increase in yield parameters and yield were observed in S 45 kg ha-1 however it was on par with S30 kg ha-1. S uptake recorded maximum at S30 kg ha-1 than S 45 kg ha-1 while a phenomenal increase in N,P, K uptake were recorded in both the locations. Application of 30 kg S ha-1 in the form of SSP was found to be optimum dose for maize and to get better residual effect on green gram.

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