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Dessalegn Tamene

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  Refining Fertilizer Rate Recommendation for Maize Production Systems in Assosa, North Western Ethiopia
  Author(s): Dessalegn Tamene, Bekele Anbessa, Tigist Adisu Legesse and Getahun DerejeDessalegn Tamene, Bekele Anbessa, Tigist Adisu Legesse and Getahun Dereje
  
  Maize growers need balanced crop nutrition to maximize its yield potential and get the most out of their fertilizer investment. In practice, this requires making all of the required nutrients available to the maize crop by the right amount or rate. The objectives of this study was to determine optimum N, P, K and S response curve under balanced fertilization and to establish economic mixes blended fertilizers and determine soil, crop specific optimum N, P, K and S fertilizers rates for maize crop grown in Assosa areas. The experiment was conducted using randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications consisting of a total of 8 treatments for N, P, K and 10 treatments for S. Therefore; the result revised that the N level was highly significant (P<0.05) on grain yield. The highest grain yield (7292.5 kg ha-1) was obtained at the lowest nitrogen rate with balanced fert.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2379-1764.1000253

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