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PHOSPHORUS AND POTASSIUM NUTRITION OF RICE AS INFLUENCED BY ZINC AND IRON APPLICATION

Volume : 70
Issue: Jul-jul
Pages: 458 - 461
Published: September 28, 2023
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Abstract


Application of zinc significantly increased the dry matter production and its efficiency was magnified in the presence of iron. Addition of 5ppm Zn with 10ppm Fe through ferric citrate was even superior than 20 ppm Fe through ferrous sulphate applied with 5 ppm Zn to enhance the dry matter yield. Zinc and Fe applications significantly decreased the P concentration in all the plant parts and maximum reduction in P concentration was noted when 5 ppm Zn was applied alongwith 20 ppm Fe through ferrous sulphate. Zinc and Fe have more depressive effect on P absorption at the site of roots. Potassium concentration in all the plant. parts was increased by Zn application, The lowest K concentration value in roots and highest in shoots reflects the higher mobility of K from roots to shoots Ferrous sulphate has relatively more depressing effect on K concentration than ferric citrate.

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458 - 461
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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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