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The response of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) to the application of fertilisers
Author(s) -
TAYO T. O.,
TOGUN A. O.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1984.tb03053.x
Subject(s) - cajanus , sowing , biology , agronomy , anthesis , cultivar , field experiment , yield (engineering) , materials science , metallurgy
SUMMARY The effects of fertilisers on the performance of three cultivars of pigeon pea, Cita‐1, Cita‐2 and Cita‐4, were measured in a pot experiment and a field trial from February to August 1982. The fertilisers were either applied as complete NPK (15‐15‐15) to the soil at a rate of 50 kg/ha in single or split doses within 4 wk of sowing, or as solutions containing 100 mg/litre each of N, P and K sprayed on to the plants 4 wk after sowing or at anthesis. The growth of pigeon pea was only enhanced significantly by fertiliser application in the field experiment but yields and their components were changed by fertilisers in both experiments. The magnitudes of the effects on growth and yield were similar with both methods of application.