Abstract
Abstract To examine the effect of zinc (Zn) application method on the utilization of phosphorus (P) from applied P fertilizer, a field experiment was conducted on basmati rice–wheat rotation with combinations of Zn levels (0, soil application of 2.5 kg Zn ha – 1 and two foliar applications of 2.0 kg Zn ha –1) and P levels (0, soil application of 8.7, 17.5 and 26.2 kg P ha –1). The highest pooled grain yields of basmati rice and wheat were obtained with soil application of 17.5 kg P ha –1 and foliar applications of 2 kg Zn ha –1. Foliar applications of Zn increased the P concentration in grain and straw and the total P uptake by basmati rice and the P concentration in flag leaves of wheat significantly, while soil or foliar application of Zn increased the total P uptake of wheat. Phosphorus application increased the Zn concentration in flag leaves, grain and straw of basmati rice and in grain and straw of wheat and the total Zn uptake of both crops. Phosphorus levels up to 17.5 kg P ha –1 increased utilization efficiency of soil or foliar application of Zn. Zinc application increased the P utilization efficiency of basmati rice and wheat up to 17.5 kg P ha –1 level; foliar Zn application was more effective in a wheat crop than a rice crop. Keywords: apparent nutrient utilizationbasmati ricemethods of zinc applicationphosphate fertilizerwheat
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Claim · model-written summary
The highest pooled basmati rice and wheat yields occurred with soil phosphorus and foliar zinc.
- Taxon
- basmati rice and wheate0
- Treatment
- soil application of 17.5 kg P ha –1 and foliar applications of 2 kg Zn ha –1e0
- Outcome
- pooled grain yieldse0
- Direction
- higheste0
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e0“The highest pooled grain yields of basmati rice and wheat were obtained with soil application of 17.5 kg P ha –1 and foliar applications of 2 kg Zn ha –1.”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar zinc significantly increased phosphorus in rice grain and straw.
- Taxon
- basmati ricee0
- Treatment
- Foliar applications of Zne0
- Outcome
- P concentration in grain and strawe0
- Direction
- increasede0
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e0“Foliar applications of Zn increased the P concentration in grain and straw and the total P uptake by basmati rice”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar zinc significantly increased total phosphorus uptake by rice.
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e0“Foliar applications of Zn increased the P concentration in grain and straw and the total P uptake by basmati rice”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar zinc significantly increased phosphorus concentration in wheat flag leaves.
- Taxon
- wheat
Triticum aestivume0 - Treatment
- foliar applications of Zne0
- Outcome
- P concentration in flag leavese0
- Direction
- increasede0
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e0“Foliar applications of Zn increased the P concentration in grain and straw and the total P uptake by basmati rice and the P concentration in flag leaves of wheat significantly”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil or foliar zinc increased total phosphorus uptake in wheat.
- Taxon
- wheat
Triticum aestivume0 - Treatment
- soil or foliar application of Zne0
- Outcome
- total P uptakee0
- Direction
- increasede0
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Verbatim
e0“soil or foliar application of Zn increased the total P uptake of wheat”
Claim · model-written summary
Phosphorus increased zinc concentration in rice flag leaves, grain and straw.
- Taxon
- basmati ricee0
- Treatment
- Phosphorus applicatione0
- Outcome
- Zn concentration in flag leaves, grain and strawe0
- Direction
- increasede0
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Verbatim
e0“Phosphorus application increased the Zn concentration in flag leaves, grain and straw of basmati rice”
Claim · model-written summary
Phosphorus increased zinc concentration in wheat grain and straw.
- Taxon
- wheat
Triticum aestivume0 - Treatment
- Phosphorus applicatione0
- Outcome
- grain and straw of wheate0
- Direction
- increasede0
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e0“Phosphorus application increased the Zn concentration in flag leaves, grain and straw of basmati rice and in grain and straw of wheat”
Claim · model-written summary
Phosphorus increased total zinc uptake in rice and wheat.
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e0“Phosphorus application increased the Zn concentration in flag leaves, grain and straw of basmati rice and in grain and straw of wheat and the total Zn uptake of both crops.”
Claim · model-written summary
Phosphorus up to 17.5 kg P ha –1 increased zinc utilization efficiency.
- Treatment
- Phosphorus levels up to 17.5 kg P ha –1e0
- Outcome
- utilization efficiency of soil or foliar application of Zne0
- Direction
- increasede0
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Verbatim
e0“Phosphorus levels up to 17.5 kg P ha –1 increased utilization efficiency of soil or foliar application of Zn.”
Claim · model-written summary
Zinc increased phosphorus utilization efficiency in rice and wheat up to the stated phosphorus level.
- Taxon
- basmati rice and wheate0
- Treatment
- Zinc applicatione0
- Outcome
- P utilization efficiencye0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Qualifier
- up to 17.5 kg P ha –1 levele0
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Verbatim
e0“Zinc application increased the P utilization efficiency of basmati rice and wheat up to 17.5 kg P ha –1 level”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar zinc was more effective in wheat than rice.
- Taxon
- wheat crop
Triticum aestivume0 - Treatment
- foliar Zn applicatione0
- Outcome
- more effectivee0
- Direction
- more effectivee0
- Comparator
- rice crope0
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e0“foliar Zn application was more effective in a wheat crop than a rice crop”
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