Ghaly, F., Mosaad, I., Alanos, M. (2016). Effect of Bio Fertilizer, Nitrogen and Sulfur Levels on Maize Production in Saline Soil of North Delta of Egypt. Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, 7(8), 541-546. doi: 10.21608/jssae.2016.39788
Fatma Ghaly; I. Mosaad; M. Alanos. "Effect of Bio Fertilizer, Nitrogen and Sulfur Levels on Maize Production in Saline Soil of North Delta of Egypt". Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, 7, 8, 2016, 541-546. doi: 10.21608/jssae.2016.39788
Ghaly, F., Mosaad, I., Alanos, M. (2016). 'Effect of Bio Fertilizer, Nitrogen and Sulfur Levels on Maize Production in Saline Soil of North Delta of Egypt', Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, 7(8), pp. 541-546. doi: 10.21608/jssae.2016.39788
Ghaly, F., Mosaad, I., Alanos, M. Effect of Bio Fertilizer, Nitrogen and Sulfur Levels on Maize Production in Saline Soil of North Delta of Egypt. Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, 2016; 7(8): 541-546. doi: 10.21608/jssae.2016.39788
Effect of Bio Fertilizer, Nitrogen and Sulfur Levels on Maize Production in Saline Soil of North Delta of Egypt
1Soils Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Damietta University, Egypt
2Soils Water and Environment Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Egypt
Abstract
Two field experiments were carried out at El-Serw agricultural Research Station, Governorate of Damietta through growing summer seasons of 2014 and 2015. The aim of the investigation is to study the effects of N bio fertilization (cyanobacteria, Azotbacter, Phosphorine and without inoculation), mineral sulfur applications (0, 15 and 30 kg S fed-1) and mineral nitrogen fertilization (0, 60 and 120 kg fed-1) on growth of the maize crop. Results showed that Cyanobacteria inoculation + 30 kg S fed-1 + 120 kg N fed-1 gave the highest maize plant height, dry weight, 100 grains weight of maize and maize grain and stover yield. Moreover, results indicated that the element N at a rate of 120 kg fed-1 with 30 kg S fed-1 with phosphorin, azotobacter and Cyanobacteria inoculation can increase the maize grain yield by 21.52, 22.95 and 24.45%, respectively and the maize stover yield by 21.01, 23.25 and 24.68%, respectively in first season but the increasing in the second season was as follows: 21.49, 22.95 and 24.42%, respectively for maize grain yield and 21.03, 23.25 and 24.67%, respectively for maize stover yield.