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EFFECT OF FERTILIZERS AND AGE OF CROP ON CRUDE PROTEIN, PHOSPHORUS AND CALCIUM CONTENTS OF BN 2 GRASS.

Volume : 75
Issue: Mar-apr
Pages: 89 - 94
Published: September 22, 2023
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Abstract


The role of N, Zn and Fe on the synthesis and accumulation of protein and also the concentration of P and Ca in the forage at different age of BN 2 grass was studied. The crude protein content was significantly increased from 8.41 to 9.90 per cent with the addition of 150 kg N/ha. Application of 5.0 kg ZnSO, increased the protein content from 8.95 to 9 65 per cent. The concentration of both P and Ca were increased with every increment of N, while these were not affected by Zn and Fe applications. Higher amounts of crude protein, P and Ca were noticed in the initial stages of the growth and gradually decreased with advancement in the age of the crop.

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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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