Journal of Agricultural Science and Food Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2593-9173
+44 1223 790975
ISSN: 2593-9173
+44 1223 790975
Tsegaye Girma
BSc in Natural Resource Management, Southern Agricultural Research Institute (SARI),
PO Box 06, Hawassa
Ethiopia
Research Article
Effect of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizer Application on Soil Phosphorous Balance and Phosphorous Uptake and Use Efficiency of Potato in Arbegona District, Southern Ethiopia
Author(s): Tsegaye Girma, Sheleme Beyene and Berhanu BiazinTsegaye Girma, Sheleme Beyene and Berhanu Biazin
Phosphorus is often an important limiting factor for crop yields, and in addition, low soil fertility and crop nutrient imbalances are major obstacles preventing Ethiopian farmers from realizing high agricultural productivity. Effect of the sole and combined application of farmyard manure (FYM) and inorganic fertilizers on tuber yield, nitrogen (N) uptake and use efficiency of Irish potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) was assessed in a field experiment carried out in Arbegona district of Sidama zone in Southern Ethiopia. The studied nutrient management practices were control (without fertilizer) and farmyard manure (FYM), recommended N and phosphorus (P), blended (17.3 N3, 4.7 P2O5, 7.41 S2, 23 Zn0, 3 B within 100 kg) plus potassium (K) fertilizers and combined half FYM and recommended NP and combined half FYM and blended plus K fertilizer. Treatments arranged in randomized complete block desi.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2471-2728.1000185