Response of Wheat to Different Levels of Phosphorus and Zinc: Response of Wheat to Different Levels of Phosphorus and Zinc in a Sandy Clay Loam Soil

by Abdul Aziz

Phosphorus and Zn deficiencies are common nutritional restrictions to crop production in the soils of Pakistan. The P-Zn interactions in plants have been examined in the past but their interaction effects on economic yield of crops are still confusing, particularly in sandy clay loam soils. For these reasons, a field experiment was laid out in RCBD-factorial with three replications. It is concluded from this experiment that the treatment with 40 kg P and 8 kg Zn ha-1 gave the best combination of phosphorus and zinc levels at 100 kg N ha-1. It is also the most suitable from economic point of view as it gave maximum benefit cost ratio and value cost ratio along with high net income.

104 pages, Paperback

Published May 2, 2012