Maize yield as affected by the interaction of fertilizer nitrogen and phosphorus in the Guinea savanna of Nigeria

Autor: Abdullahi Ibrahim Tofa, Alpha Yaya Kamara, Bashir Ahmad Babaji, Kamaluddin Tijjani Aliyu, Temitope Damian Ademulegun, Jenneh Fatima Bebeley
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Heliyon. 8(11)
ISSN: 2405-8440
Popis: The soils of the Nigeria savannas are particularly low in nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) and negatively affects maize productivity. The main objective of the study was to evaluate the interactive effect of N and P fertilizers on maize growth, grain yield, nitrogen uptake and N use efficiency. Field experiments were conducted during the 2015 and 2016 cropping seasons at Iburu in southern Guinea and Zaria in northern Guinea savanna zones of Nigeria. The treatments consisted of three levels of nitrogen (0, 60, and 120 kg N ha
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