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Uptake of Phosphorus and Other Nutrients by Maize in Western Nigeria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

A. R. Bromfield
Affiliation:
Research Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Moor Plantation, Ibadan, Western Nigeria

Summary

Uptake of the major nutrients by maize was determined throughout the growing season. Little phosphorus was accumulated, as reflected in its distribution within the plants, but uptake of labelled phosphorus showed two distinct peaks associated with root development. One fifth of the applied phosphorus was recovered by the plants.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1969

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