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The Composition of the Corn Plant Grown under Field Conditions in Relation to the Soil and Its Treatment
Author(s) -
Weeks M. E.,
Fergus E. N.,
Karraker P. E.
Publication year - 1941
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1941.036159950005000c0024x
Subject(s) - forage , crop , pasture , agronomy , composition (language) , soil water , environmental science , biology , philosophy , soil science , linguistics
A DETAILED investigation is being made at the i V Kentucky Station of the effect of long continued phosphorus fertilization and liming treatment on the chemical composition of soils and crops. For this purpose materials are available from the Kentucky soil experiment fields which include some of the oldest and most complete field experiments with phosphate fertilizers in the country. It is the purpose of this paper to give a preliminary report and part of the data obtained on the percentage of certain chemical constituents in corn crops grown on two of these fields, Berea and Campbellsville, and to indicate how the amounts of these constituents are affected by soil treatment.