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Response of Upland Rice to Phosphorus Fertilization on an Oxisol of Central Brazil 1
Author(s) -
Fageria N. K.,
Filho M. P. Barbosa,
Carvalho J. R. P.
Publication year - 1982
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/agronj1982.00021962007400010015x
Subject(s) - latosol , oxisol , dry matter , upland rice , agronomy , oryza sativa , phosphorus , fertilizer , leaf area index , nutrient , human fertilization , crop , yield (engineering) , soil fertility , biology , soil water , zoology , chemistry , ecology , biochemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , gene , metallurgy
Abstract Soils of the Cerrado region of Brazil are deficient in available P in their native state and require fertilizer P for optimum crop yield. But information on optimum rates of P application is lacking for upland rice production. Therefore, a 2‐year study was conducted to evaluate the response of rice ( Oryza sativa L. cv. IAC 47) to different levels of P in a dark red latosol. The P treatments were 0,22,44, and 66 kg P/ha (0, 50, 100, and 150 kg P 2 O 5 /ha). Grain yield, dry matter production, tillers, leaf area index (LAI), and nutrient (N, P, K) accumulation in aerial plant parts were determined at different stages of growth. In the 1st year (1977–1978), grain yield increased significantly up to 66 kg P/ha application; in the 2nd year (1978–1979), significant differences in yield were only obtained by application of 44 kg P/ha. Under the existing soil fertility levels upland rice needed 44 to 66 kg P/ha for its optimum P nutrition. With application of these levels of P, yield between 4,451 and 4,811 kg/ha was obtained. Dry matter production, LAI, and number of tillers per unit area were increased with the use of higher levels of P. The maximum number of tillers/m 2 was reached between 60 to 70 days of growth and then started to decline. The uptake of N, P, and K increased with higher levels of P and age of the plant.