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Effect of Oil Treatment of Fertilizers on Crop Yields and Uptake of Fertilizer Constituents 1
Author(s) -
Thompson S. O.,
Wedin W. F.,
Attoe O. J.
Publication year - 1968
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/agronj1968.00021962006000020030x
Subject(s) - caking , agronomy , fertilizer , greenhouse , yield (engineering) , field experiment , crop , environmental science , chemistry , biology , materials science , organic chemistry , metallurgy
The addition of up to 5% of fuel oil to fertilizers to reduce dustiness and caking had little or no effect on yield and uptake of N, P and K by greenhouse grown oats. Similar results were obtained for field grown corn and for greenhouse and field grown tobacco.