تلخیص
A field experiment was conducted to ascertain the effect of varying soil applied elemental sulfur (S)
levels viz; 0, 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 kg ha-1, on maize growth and development. Experiment was
conducted in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replicates. Growth and
development parameters were computed; included leaf area per plant LAI, LAD, CGR, NAR and
TDM and experimental results revealed that increasing S levels were pragmatic in improving maize
performance. However, soil applied elemental S @ 30 kg ha-1 proved to be beneficial involved in
growth and yield improvement. Maximum CGR (23.44 g m-2 d-1), NAR (6.23 g m-2 d-1) and LAI
(4.85) was in plots where S was applied at 30 kg ha-1 while least LAI (4.40), LAD (193.45 days),
TDM (1178.13 kg ha-1) was in control treatment. Therefore, elemental S @ 30 kg ha-1 was noted to be
most suitable for sustainable maize production amongst all other treatments.
Mohsin Tanveer, Ehsanullah, Shakeel Ahmad Anjum, Ali Ahsan Bajwa, Haseeb Zahid. (2013) IMPROVING MAIZE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN RELATION TO SOIL APPLIED ELEMENTAL SULFUR, Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology, Volume 1, Issue 4.
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