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Effect of thiourea on tuber yield of potatoes and uptake of phosphorus by tubers in the absence and presence of fertilizer phosphorus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

K. C. Sud  and
S. P. Trehan
K. C. Sud
Affiliation:
Division of Agronomy and Soil Science, Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla-171001, India
S. P. Trehan
Affiliation:
Division of Agronomy and Soil Science, Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla-171001, India
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Summary

Field experiments were conducted at Fagu and Shimla in India in 1983 and 1984 to study the effect of thiourea (0 and 5 kg/ha) on tuber yield of potatoes and uptake of P with different rates of fertilizer P (0, 22, 33, 44 and 66 kg/ha). Application of phosphorus and thiourea, both alone and in combination, increased tuber yield and uptake of P significantly at both the locations in both years.

Type
Crops and Soils
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 117 , Issue 1 , August 1991 , pp. 57 - 59
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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