Effects of fertilization and irrigation on corn yields, p content of corn leaves, and available p in soil
Titel:
Effects of fertilization and irrigation on corn yields, p content of corn leaves, and available p in soil
Auteur:
Lutz, J. A. Jones, G. D. Hoepner, P. H. Porter, H. C. Martens, D. C.
Verschenen in:
Communications in soil science and plant analysis
Paginering:
Jaargang 2 (1971) nr. 6 pagina's 449-460
Jaar:
1971
Inhoud:
Experiments were conducted on Congaree loam at Orange, Virginia, in 1963, 1964, and 1965 to measure the response of corn to irrigation and to 3 levels of P. Rate of N was 140 kg/ha. Levels of P were 0, 37.5, and 75 kg/ha; while the rate of K. was 70 kg/ha. All micronutrients were applied in recommended amounts. Excellent corn silage and grain yields were obtained and there was no response to added V except for grain yields on irrigated plots. Cropping with corn, irrigation, and fertilization appeared to have little effect on the P content of the 0- to 15-cm soil layer. Irrigation and P fertilization did not affect the P content of the corn leaves. Fractionation of P indicated appreciable amounts of A1-P, Fe-P, and Ca-P to a depth of 140 cm with less Al-P than the other forms. Moisture extraction by the corn, as measured with Bouyoucos blocks, indicated that the corn was utilizing moisture to a depth of 120 cm during silking and tasseling. The corn roots, therefore, had access to appreciable amounts of P below the 0- to 15-cm soil depth. Since there was essentially no change in the P content of the 0- to 15-cm soil depth, the corn apparently was either utilizing most of its P from soil depths below 15 cm, or available P was being maintained at a fairly constant amount from the various forms in which it was found in the soil. This is in contrast to the usual situation in which plants utilize appreciable amounts of P from, the 0- to 15-cm soil depth.