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Placement of Fertilizer in Relation to Soil Moisture Supply 1
Author(s) -
Eck Harold V.,
Fanning Carl
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1961.00021962005300050021x
Subject(s) - agronomy , sorghum , fertilizer , phosphorus , permanent wilting point , wilting , nitrogen , moisture , environmental science , water content , nutrient , chemistry , biology , field capacity , irrigation , geology , geotechnical engineering , organic chemistry
Synopsis Phosphorus uptake by grain sorghum decreased with decreasing moisture content of the fertilizer zone and became inconsequential when the soil reached the vicinity of wilting point. Nitrogen uptake was less sensitive. It continued after phosphorus uptake ceased.