POTASSIUM FERTILIZATION AND FRUIT PRODUCTION OF PAGE CITRUS ON A PUNSIRUS ROOTSTOCK: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE TRAITS

Determination of optimum rates of potassium (K) for high citrus production with great qualitative traits is of both agricultural and economical significance, particularly when performing long–term experiments. A five–year field experiment was conducted in the Citrus Research Center of Tonekabon, Iran in a silty clay loam. The objectives were to: 1) to apply different rates of K fertilizer and determine the optimum rates for citrus high production, and 2) to evaluate the effects of K fertilization on the fruit quantitative and qualitative traits for the production of tasty and great quality fruits for fresh or long consumption. Fifteen–year citrus trees were fertilized with five rates of potassium at control, 750, 1500, 2250 and 3000 g tree^?1 on the basis of a completely randomized block design in five replicates. Fruit parameters were determined. Potassium significantly increased fruit yield and qualitative traits at the optimum amount of 1500 g tree^?1.     

IMPROVEMENT IN YIELD AND QUALITY OF KINNOW (CITRUS DELICIOSA X CITRUS NOBILIS) BY POTASSIUM FERTILIZATION

Citrus, especially Kinnow, fruit yield and quality in Pakistan is not competitive with other countries, which could be mainly attributed to a lack of good nutrient management for citrus orchards. Many of the soils under these orchards have been reported as deficient in potassium (K). Therefore, work was initiated for improving citrus fruit yield, size, and quality through K nutrition management. Experiments were conducted in four districts of Punjab including Faisalabad, Toba Tek Singh, Jhang, and Sargodha and four rates of potash, i.e., 0, 50, 75 and 100 kg dipotassium oxide (K₂O) ha^?1 were applied using sulfate of potash (SOP) along with recommended rates of phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N). Soils of all the selected sites were clay loam or sandy clay loam and deficient in K. The leaf analysis also showed that all the selected orchards were deficient in K. Application of K increased the fruit yield and quality but K at100 kg K₂O ha^?1 was more effective in increasing the fruit weight and size, and peel thickness than other K rates in all the selected orchards. Juice volume and percentage significantly increased when K was applied at 75 kg K₂O ha^?1 at all sites. Nutrient uptake like K, P, and N enhanced with the increase in K application rate, however, the highest calcium (Ca)+ magnesium (Mg) was recorded at 50 kg K₂O ha^?1. The results indicated that all rates of K application improved the fruit yield and quality and reduced fruit dropping, however, 75 kg K₂O ha^?1 rate was more effective as juice volume and percentage, total soluble solid (TSS)/acid ratio and nutrient uptake showed significant improvement.     

EFFECT OF ORGANIC FERTILIZATION ON FIG LEAF NUTRIENTS AND FRUIT QUALITY

Turkish dried fig (Ficus carica L.) production plays a major role in the world trade due to its volume and quality. The production is generally realized from orchards on steep slopes under rain-fed conditions. Birgi-?rima?z? in Ödemi? has peculiarities in respect to dried fig production. In this region, colluvial soils require additional late-winter irrigation by flooding especially in years because of inadequate winter rainfall. Organic dried fig production has gained importance since mid 1980s. The research work aimed at testing the effect of sheep and cow manure mixtures (at two different ratios: 1:1 and 2:1) on leaf and fruit nutrient contents, vigor, and fruit quality. The results proved that tree vigor and fruit quality were improved with the applied rates of farmyard manure, where as the effect on nutrient content of the leaf was not marked.     

EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT NITROGEN,PHOSPHORUS, POTASSIUM RATES ON THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF CITRUS PLANTS,VARIETY THOMSON NOVEL UNDER RAINFED AND IRRIGATED CONDITIONS

Plants require nutrients including nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) for their growth and production. Although there have been previously extensive research work regarding the effects of NPK on plant growth, data related to the effects of long term application of NPK on the quality and quantity of citrus under rainfed and irrigated conditions are little. Accordingly, such effects were evaluated in this research work using different chemical fertilization factorially combined and on the basis of a completely randomized block design. Using ammonium sulfate (100, 150 and 200 g tree ^{? 1}), triple super phosphate (0, 25, 50, and 75 g tree^?1) and potassium sulfate (0, 50, 100, 150 g tree ^{? 1}) the quantity and quality of citrus fruit, variety Thomson were determined in a 10-year experiment in two different research stations in Ramsar, Iran. NPK fertilization significantly affected the quality and quantity of citrus fruits, indicating the significance of NPK fertilization for citrus production.     

EFFECT OF DIFFERENT FERTILIZATION MODES ON PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS,YIELD AND QUALITY OF CHINESE CABBAGE

In field conditions, seven fertilization treatments were applied by randomized design with three replications. At a late growth stage of Chinese cabbage, the plant leaf chlorophyll content, photosynthetic rate (P_n), transpiration rate (T_r), and stomatal conductance (G_s) significantly increased upon the three fertilization modes, which were synthetic and organic fertilizers combined (SOF), synthetic fertilizer and dicyandiamide combined (SFD), and organic fertilizer inoculated live earthworms (OFE) than the other treatments. Organic fertilizer application significantly improved superoxide dismutase (SOD), Peroxidase (POD) and Catalase (CAT) activities and decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) accumulation, especially in the organic fertilizer inoculated live earthworms treatment. The SOF, SFD and OFE treatments improved the plant yield by 40.5%, 38.0% and 36.1% than the synthetic fertilizer applied alone treatment (SFB) and by 23.4%, 21.1% and 19.6% than the synthetic fertilizer in a split application treatment (SFT). Compared to single applied synthetic fertilizer, the OFE treatment significantly reduced nitrate content, and also improved sugar-acid ratio and soluble sugar and Vc content in the heads of the plant at the harvest stage. All this suggests the OFE treatment is a healthy, sustainable and environmentally friendly fertilization way for the Chinese cabbage production in north of China.     

YIELD AND YIELD COMPONENTS OF HYBRID RICE AS INFLUENCED BY NITROGEN FERTILIZATION AT DIFFERENT ECO-SITES

Hybrid rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars play an important role in rice production due to its high yield potential. Optimum nitrogen (N) rate is necessary to achieve the maximum yield of hybrid. The main objective of this study was to reveal the responses of yield and yield component of hybrid rice ‘Eryou 107’ to different N rates in Nanjing and Taoyuan, a special eco-site. Leaf area index (LAI), dry matter accumulation was also compared. Rice yield showed a quadratic response to N rates at both sites with maximum yields approximately 10 t ha^?1 at the 195 kg ha^?1 N rate in Nanjing and maximum yield above 18 t ha^?1 at the 375 kg ha^?1 N rate in Taoyuan. Panicle per m² was positively linear related to N rate at both sites in both years, while spikelets per panicle showed a quadratic relation. Larger sink size was the primary contributor to higher yields in Taoyuan compared with Nanjing, and panicle per m² was the main cause. With the increasing N rate, LAI increased linearly and the dry matter accumulation first increased than declined at both sites. Greater effects of N rates on yield and yield components, LAI, and biomass was observed in Taoyuan than Nanjing. Higher LAI, biomass, and larger sink size resulted in the higher yields and more N rate for maximum yields in Taoyuan, compared with Nanjing.     

MODULATION IN YIELD AND JUICE QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF CITRUS FRUIT FROM TREES SUPPLIED WITH ZINC AND POTASSIUM FOLIARLY

Citrus, especially K innow (Citrus deliciosa × Citrus nobilis), fruit yield and quality in Pakistan is not competitive with that of other countries which could be mainly attributed to the lack of good nutrient management for citrus orchards. The yield losses in this fruit crop occur mainly due to heavy fruit dropping. Experiments to overcome these problems were conducted at four different sites one each in Faisalabad, Toba Tek Singh, Jhang and Sargodha districts of Punjab, Pakistan. The soil and leaf chemical analysis showed severe deficiency of Zn and our pervious results have shown that soil amendment with potassium (K) at 75 K₂O kg ha^?1 improved the citrus fruit yield and quality at all selected sites. In the present experiments, effect of foliar application of Zn and K alone or in combination was studied on nutrient uptake, fruit yield, fruit dropping and juice quality. The fruit trees were pretreated with a selected K level of sulfate of potash (SOP) or muriate of potash (MOP), i.e., 75 kg K₂O ha^?1 along with recommended nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) doses. Zinc [Zn, 1% zinc sulfate (ZnSO₄) solution], K [1% potassium sulfate (K₂SO₄) solution] and Zn + K (solution containing 0.5% each of ZnSO₄ and K₂SO₄) were sprayed at the onset of spring and flush of leaves or flowers, fruit formation and at color initiation on fruit. Overall, application of Zn, K or Zn + K was effective in improving the nutrient uptake, yield and quality parameters of citrus fruit at all sites. Fruit dropping was also reduced by the foliar spray of Zn, K or Zn + K but the most promising results were recorded with foliar spray containing both Zn and K.     

优化施肥对小麦品质和产量的效应研究

采用正交旋转组合设计,针对N、P、K、Zn 4种肥料对小麦产量和品质的效应进行探讨,结果表明:N、P对产量都达显著正效应,N对湿面筋含量达极显著正效应,P与湿面筋含量呈显著负效应,K、Zn对产量和品质效应微弱。4种肥料对产量的影响顺序为:N>P>Zn>K,对湿面筋含量的影响顺序为:N>P>K>Zn。小麦产量和品质都较理想的施肥区间为N 252.8～294.2 kg/hm2,P 111.0～139.1kg/hm2, K145.8～153.0kg/hm2, Zn 9.8～12.1kg/hm2, 合理的配比为N:P2O5:K2O:ZnSO4=1:0.46:0.55:0.04     

豆科绿肥和化肥氮对双季稻稻田氧化亚氮排放贡献的研究

研究了大田条件下施用绿肥与化肥N后 ,双季稻区稻田土壤氧化亚氮 (N2 O)的排放。结果表明 ,在早稻生长季节既施绿肥又施化肥的处理 (VN)N2 O N的排放量高达 2 75kghm- 2 ,显著高于只施绿肥不施化肥 (V0 )、只施化肥不施绿肥 (FN)或既不施绿肥也不施化肥 (F0 )的处理 (后三者在早稻生长季节N2 O N的排放量分别为 0 2 9kghm- 2 、0 3 5kghm- 2 和 0 1 8kghm- 2 ) ,也显著高于在晚稻生长季节各处理N2 O N的排放量 (VN、V0、FN和F0处理分别为 0 3 4、0 2 6、0 2 8和 0 2 3kghm- 2 )。绿肥不仅影响稻田土壤N2 O的排放量 ,还影响其排放模式。VN处理N2 O的排放主要集中早稻生长季节的中期烤田之后 ,其它处理则在整个水稻生长季节均有排放。在早稻生长季节绿肥与化肥N间还存在极显著的交互效应。     

基肥(~(15)N)施用时间对烤烟产量、产值及氮素利用率的影响

采用15N同位素示踪微区试验与田间试验,在湖北襄樊2个不同海拔的植烟生态区(赵家山和老湾)研究了不同基肥施用时间(提前0、15和30d)条件下,施用氮肥对烤烟产量、产值及氮素吸收、利用和分配的影响。结果表明,施用氮肥显著增加烤烟产量和产值,增幅分别为13%～40%(低海拔赵家山地点)和14%～35%(高海拔老湾地点)。与移栽当天施用基肥相比,提前施用基肥15～30d有利烤烟产值的提高,其中高海拔试验点增幅为10%～30%,达到显著水平(P0.05)。与移栽当天或者提前15d相比,提前30d施用基肥还提高2个海拔地区烤烟对氮素的吸收累积量8%～26%。提前基肥施用时间对低海拔地区氮肥利用率的影响不显著,但显著提高高海拔地区烤烟生育中后期氮肥利用率3%～6%。结果说明,在光、温条件较差的高海拔地区,适当提前施用基肥(15d),有利于提高肥料利用率,从而提高烤烟产量产值。     

POTATO TUBER YIELD AND QUALITY AS AFFECTED BY RATES AND SOURCES OF POTASSIUM FERTILIZER

Among the major nutrients, potassium (K) not only improves yields but also improves quality parameters. Field experiments were conducted to assess the comparative effect of sources and rates of K fertilizer on potato yield and quality on a sandy loam soil. Graded doses of potassium, i.e., 0, 150 and 225 kg ha^?1 K₂O from sulfate and muriate of potash were applied in triplicate. Recommended dose of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) applied uniformly. Significant increase in tuber yield was observed with 150 kg ha^?1 K₂O from both the sources over control. Increase in tuber yield with 225 kg ha^?1 K₂O was statistically non significant compared to 150 kg ha^?1. The dry matter and specific gravity were more affected with sulfate of potash (SOP) than muriate of potash (MOP). The quality parameters like dry matter, specific gravity, starch contents, vitamin C, chips color and taste were improved with K application.     

INFLUENCE OF ORGANIC AND MINERAL FERTILIZATION ON GERMINATION,LEAF NITROGEN,NITRATE ACCUMULATION AND YIELD OF VEGETABLE AMARANTH

The influence of manure and diammonium phosphate (DAP) mineral fertilizer on germination, leaf nitrogen content, nitrate accumulation and yield of vegetable amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus) was investigated. Field trials were set up at the University of Nairobi Field Station at the Upper Kabete Campus during the long rains of March–May in 2007 and 2008. Trials were laid out as complete randomized block design with four fertilization treatments: 20, 40, and 60 kg nitrogen (N) ha^?1 supplied by DAP (18:46:0), 40 kg N ha^?1 supplied by cattle manure and an unfertilized control variant. The vegetables were harvested at three maturity stages at 6, 7, and 8 weeks after planting. Results indicated that there were significant differences between treatments in germination percentage, leaf nitrogen content, nitrate accumulation and vegetable yield. Plants that received manure had a higher germination percentage than those that received the same amount of N supplied by the chemical fertilizer DAP. The yields generally increased from week 6 to week 8. The highest yield was recorded in plots receiving 40 kg N ha^?1 from DAP at eight weeks after planting. Plots that were supplied with manure recorded the lowest yield when compared to the fertilizer treated plots at all rates. Leaf nitrogen content increased with increasing rate of N but only when N was supplied by DAP fertilizer. The leaf nitrogen content decreased with increasing age of the plants. The leaf nitrate content increased with increase in DAP application rate. Results indicate that manure application produced quality vegetables in terms of low nitrate levels, but leaf nitrogen and vegetable yields were low. DAP application effected higher yields, but the vegetables had high though acceptable nitrate levels.     

VARIABILITY OF GRAIN AND OIL YIELD IN SPRING SAFFLOWER AS AFFECTED BY NITROGEN APPLICATION

This research was carried out to determine the effects of rate and time of nitrogen (N) application on safflower in a calcareous soil. The nitrogen rates were 50, 75, 100, 125, and 150 kg ha^?1 and three split application methods were used. Experimental treatments were conducted as a factorial in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. Duncan's Multiple Range Test (DMRT) indicated that the three split application of 100 kg ha^?1 of nitrogen in stages of sowing date, early stem elongation, and early flowering had higher grain yield (2627 kg ha^?1) than other treatments. This result was forecasted by results of increases in number of heads per square meter (heads m^?2), number of grains per head (grains/head), and thousand grain weight (TGW). The highest oil yield was 755 kg ha^?1 with the 100 kg ha^?1 nitrogen application and was 727 kg ha^?1 in treatment of three split application.     

施肥深度对大豆氮磷钾吸收及产量的影响

采用分层施肥和15N示踪方法,研究施肥深度对大豆氮磷钾吸收及产量的影响,为大豆合理施肥深度的确定提供理论依据。研究表明,施肥深度对大豆前、中期植株干物质、氮磷钾的积累影响较大,而对植株成熟期影响较小;大豆苗期(V3)与种子同层施肥处理植株干物质和氮磷钾的积累量最大;盛花期(R2)以种下6cm处理效果最明显。施肥深度对大豆产量的影响也表现为种下6cm处理最高,但与种子同层施肥、种下12、18和24cm施肥处理差异不显著;施于种子同层至种下6cm最有利于大豆苗期氮肥吸收,表层施肥、种下24cm施肥处理氮肥吸收效果不好。     

三种有机肥水溶性分解产物对铜、镉吸附的影响

研究了稻草、紫云英和猪粪的水溶性分解产物对铜和镉的沉淀作用及其在红壤和潮土上的吸附影响。结果表明三种水溶性分解产物对铜镉的沉淀及吸附有双重效应：铬合效应和ｐＨ提高效应。在相同的ｐＨ值条件下,有机分解产物通过络合作用而不同程度地抑制了铜和镉的沉淀作用及其在两种土壤上的吸附。由于铜具有较强的形成络合物的能力,所以有机分解产物对铜的抑制效果对于镉的抑制效果。吸附等温线表明,在不调节ｐＨ时,三种有机分解产     

等氮条件下有机无机肥配比对水稻产量的影响探讨

利用湖南省9个稻田生态系统长期定位监测点（1986年-1999年）资料，分析了不同施肥制度下稻谷产量和土壤肥力的差异，着重探讨了等氮投入条件下有机无机肥配比对产量和土壤肥力的影响。结果表明：与无肥处理相比较，长期施用化肥的增产率为115％（早稻）和68％（晚稻），低量有机肥施用为128％（早稻）和79％（晚稻），高量有机肥为123％（早稻）和79％（晚稻）。水稻生长期间的矿质养分供应是引起试验期间不同施肥方式下稻谷产量差异的主要原因。对不同处理之间经济产量的差异进行了分析，低量有机肥与化肥处理产量差呈现先增加后降低的趋势，低量有机肥与高量有机肥处理产量差呈逐步降低的趋势。说明等氮投入条件下不同施肥方式对产量影响的差异可能只是试验时间较短情况下出现的暂时现象，随着培肥时间的延长和基础地力的提高，当土壤本身可以提供较多的矿质养分时，施肥方式之间的差异将降低。对土壤肥力变化分析表明，化肥单施在提供速效养分的同时也具有培肥土壤的能力，明显提高了土壤中各养分含量，但其效果低于有机无机肥配施处理。高量有机肥土壤养分含量均高于低量有机肥处理。     

不同土地利用下黑土密度分组中碳、氮的分配变化

陆地生态系统植被覆盖会影响有机质在土壤及其各组分中的分布,是控制土壤有机质储量的重要因子。通过对黑土有机碳、氮含量的估算,阐明土地利用变化对土壤有机碳库及轻组、重组有机碳、氮含量和结合态腐殖质有机碳含量的影响以及有机碳、氮的消长变化。结果表明:(1)不同土地利用方式下土壤0～20cm土层总有机碳(TOC)、全氮(TN)含量存在显著差异(p<0.05),自然土壤被破坏或转为农田,土壤总有机碳和全氮含量会持续下降,但农田化肥和有机肥配施后,土壤总有机碳和全氮含量显著增加;草地经过20年的植被恢复,土壤总有机碳含量显著高于农田化肥和无肥处理,有机碳库储量显著提高;(2)游离态轻组(Free-LF)和重组(HF)有机碳和氮含量与土壤总有机碳和全氮呈显著或极显著正相关,闭蓄态轻组(Occluded-LF)有机碳和氮在土壤中呈随机分布;(3)游离态轻组的C/N比高于全土和其他组分,易受微生物作用而降解,是土壤不稳定碳库的主要成分;(4)松结态胡敏酸碳含量与土壤总有机碳显著相关(p<0.05),土壤肥力随着胡敏酸的增加而提高。农田有机培肥不但能够提高有机质含量和土壤质量,也能显著提高农田生态系统抵押大气CO2的能力。     

不同施肥模式对水稻生理特性、产量及其N肥农学利用率的影响

以水稻品种金优207为材料,对不施氮肥(T1)、试验区当地农民习惯氮肥用量(T2:尿素,纯N187.5 kg/hm2)和在农民习惯施氮量基础上减量配施氮肥(T3:氮减少20%,30%农民习惯用化肥+20%习惯用量的有机肥+30%习惯用量的缓释肥,纯N 150kg/hm2)3种施肥模式下水稻不同生育期的生理特性、产量及其...     

南方粳型超级稻氮肥群体最高生产力及其形成特征的研究

在大田机插条件下,以南方稻区5个粳型超级稻(南粳44、宁粳1号、宁粳3号、扬粳4038、武粳15)为材料,同生育期常规粳稻武运粳7号为对照,在其他栽培措施统一在最佳技术指标前提下,设置7个氮肥水平(0、150.0、187.5、225.0、262.5、300.0和337.5kg.hm-2),从中得出各品种在这7个氮肥水平下出现的最高生产力,并将其定义为氮肥群体最高生产力。对5个超级稻氮肥群体最高生产力及其构成、群体生长发育动态、株型以及倒伏性状等方面进行系统的比较研究。结果表明,超级稻氮肥群体最高生产力为10.51(10.30～10.68)t.hm-2,极显著高于对照(9.77～9.82t.hm-2),增产幅度达5.2%～8.7%。与对照相比,超级稻氮肥群体最高生产力群体穗数多,穗型大,群体颖花量高(42442.11～44873.23×104.hm-2),结实率和千粒重与之相当;群体茎蘖机插后早发快长,有效分蘖临界叶龄期苗数略高于预期穗数,有效分蘖临界叶龄到拔节期茎蘖增长平缓,高峰苗出现在拔节期,数量适中,为预期穗数的1.4～1.5倍,此后群体平缓下降,至抽穗期基本稳定,最终成穗率高(66.9%～70.4%);其群体叶面积动态与茎蘖动态基本一致,最大叶面积指数出现在孕穗期,为7.72～7.97,此后平缓下降,成熟期保持在较高的水平上(3.30～3.74);干物重积累方面,移栽到有效分蘖临界叶龄期较对照高,有效分蘖临界叶龄到拔节期较对照低,拔节后积累速度较快,至抽穗期为10.80～11.08t.hm-2,抽穗到成熟期干物质积累量6.78～7.22t.hm-2,成熟期总干物重17.58～18.29t.hm-2,显著或极显著高于对照;根冠比和根系干重均高于对照,随着生育期的推移,超级稻优势更为明显,生育后期根系活力强(抽穗到蜡熟期平均伤流量3.53～3.74g.m-2.h-1)。超级稻群体形成特征:高秧苗素质促进低位分蘖发生,精确群体起点稳定提高穗数;生育中期干物质积累高,叶面积大,株型直挺,有效叶面积率和高效叶面积率高,源库流畅;生育后期茎鞘输出大,2次增重高,根群强健,支撑着高光效灌浆结实层的安全充实。氮肥群体最高生产力水平下,超级稻穗多粒大,群体颖花量大,需氮量大,产量潜力高;生育中后期光合生产能力强,充实量大;群体株型改善,抗倒支撑强,适宜用作机插。     

包膜尿素对夏玉米产量、吸氮量和氮分配的影响

以施氮量调控氮代谢,提高氮肥利用率为目标,利用15 N研究了包膜尿素（CU100、150和225kg/hm2）和普通尿素（150和225kg/hm2）对夏玉米产量、生物量、氮肥利用率以及各器官氮分配的影响。结果表明：包膜尿素比普通尿素显著增加玉米从肥料中的吸氮量,显著增加地上部生物量;15N包膜尿素肥料利用率（15NU...