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Improving maize growth and development in relation to soil applied elemental sulfur.

Author(s)
Mohsin Tanveer Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Ehsanullah Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Shakeel Ahmad Anjum Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan;College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
Ali Ahsan Bajwa Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Haseeb Zahid Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Abstract
A field experiment was conducted to ascertain the effect of varying soil applied elemental sulfur (S) levels viz; 0, 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 kg ha-1, on maize growth and development. Experiment was conducted in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replicates. Growth and development parameters were computed; included leaf area per plant LAI, LAD, CGR, NAR and TDM and experimental results revealed that increasing S levels were pragmatic in improving maize performance. However, soil applied elemental S @ 30 kg ha-1 proved to be beneficial involved in growth and yield improvement. Maximum CGR (23.44 g m-2d-1), NAR (6.23 g m-2d-1) and LAI (4.85) was in plots where S was applied at 30 kg ha-1 while least LAI (4.40), LAD (193.45 days), TDM (1178.13 kg ha-1) was in control treatment. Therefore, elemental S @ 30 kg ha-1 was noted to be most suitable for sustainable maize production amongst all other treatments.
Publication Details
Page(s) 200-207
DOI DOI not available
Published Journal: Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology, Volume: 1, Issue: 4, Year: 2013

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