Effect of Organic Manure , Zinc and Sulfur Application on Rice Yield and Some Nutrient Uptake

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Egypt.

2 Soil, water and Environ. Res. Inst., ARC, Giza, Egypt.

Abstract

Two field trials were conducted at El-Serw Agricultural Research Station, Dammietta governoratethrough summer season 2014 and 2015, to study the effect of organic matter as compost (20 m3.fed-1) (hectare = 2.4 fed), sulfur fertilization (0, 10, 20 and 40 kg S fed-1) and zinc fertilization (0, 4, 8 and 16 kgZnfed-1) on rice grain and straw yield, N, P and K uptake for rice crop (Oryza sativa), variety Giza 178. The results showed that rice grain and straw yield and N, P and K-uptake in grain and straw increasing with the use of zinc fertilization rates up to 16 kg Znfed,. As well as the results showed that 40 kg S fed-1, 20 and 10 kg S fed-1 of sulfur fertilizers, respectively gave the highest values of the previous parameters. Also, the results showed that the use of organic matter as a compost gave the highest values of the previous parameters for rice crop. Organic matter + 40kg S fed-1 + 16 kg Znfed-1 gave high rice grain and straw yield and N, P and K-uptake in grain and straw.Therefore,it preferably add zinc (16 kg Zn fed-1 in form ZnSO4) and mineral sulfur fertilization (40 kg S fed-1) with organic fertilizer to produce high rice crop under saline soil in North Delta.

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Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering
Volume 7, Issue 7
July 2016
Pages 493-499

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