Development of Management Zones for Site-Specific Fertilization in Mustard Fields

Autor: Zainab Haroon, Muhammad Jehanzeb Masud Cheema, Shoaib Saleem, Muhammad Naveed Anjum, Muhammad Amin, Muhammad Naveed Tahir, Tahir Iqbal, Faiza Khan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Environmental Sciences Proceedings, Vol 23, Iss 1, p 1 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2673-4931
DOI: 10.3390/environsciproc2022023001
Popis: Smart-farming practices can help to overcome the impacts of soil and crop variability on crop yield. This article studies the impact of fertilization treatment on the production of a major oilseed crop, mustard (Brassica campestris L.), in an arid region of Pakistan. Soil-nutrient sampling was performed, using 20 × 20 m grids to characterize and quantify the variation of mustard yield and soil nutrients. Based on the results of a significant correlation between yield and soil nutrients, management zones (MZs) were developed that use Variable Rate Fertilization (VRF) to increase crop production and profitability while reducing environmental risk.
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