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INFLUENCE OF THE TIME AND QUANTITY OF NITROGEN APPLICATION ON THE NITROGEN UPTAKE PATTERN IN SORGHUM (CSH.5)1

Volume : 72
Issue: Mar-mar
Pages: 133 - 140
Published: September 25, 2023
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Abstract


Field experiments were conducted in summer and Kharif, 1974 under irrigation at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, to study the influence of the time and quantity of N application on the N uptake pattern in sorghum (CSH.5). Plant samples were collected from experimental plots at 10 days interval and analysed for N content. Total N uptake and uptake pattern were worked out. Application of N in 4 equal splits viz. basal, on 26th, 52nd. and 80th day after sowing, gave the maximum N uptake. Rate of N uptake gradually increased up to about 40 days of sowing, reaching peak in the 40-50 day period. This coincided with the grand growth period. There was a marked fall in the uptake during the flowering stage. Rate of uptake increased again reaching the second peak in 60-70 day period. A net loss of N from plant was noticed in the period just preceding harvest.

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133 - 140
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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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