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The relationship between the yields of eight varieties of Nigerian maize and content of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in the leaf at flowering stage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

Akinola A. Agboola
Akinola A. Agboola
Affiliation:
Department of Agronomy, University of Ibadan
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Summary

Studies of the relationship between yield and content of N, P and K in the ear leaf of eight varieties of Nigerian maize, tested for three growing seasons, indicated that the varieties have different critical nutrient levels, although the values obtained for individual varieties were not significantly different from the pooled average critical level for any of the nutrients. The critical levels ranged from 2·85 to 3·19% N, 0·20 to 0·27% P and 2·06 to 2·60% K, while their pooled averages were 3·10% N, 0·23% P and 2·44% K.

High ear leaf nutrient content was not a guarantee of high grain yield, and ear leaf nutrient values of low-yielding varieties were similar to those of the high-yielding varieties.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 79 , Issue 3 , December 1972 , pp. 391 - 396
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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