MSI99P0338 | |
Ng Kee Kwong, K. F. Deville, J. | |
Timing potassium applications to sugar cane in Mauritius | |
Periodical article | |
1989 | |
Fert. Res. | |
20: 153-158 | |
En | |
En | |
The influence of K fertilizer timing on yield and K nutrition of sugarcane (Saccharum hybrid sp.) was investigated by field experiments in Mauritius. The data obtained showed that delaying all or half of the recommended 150 KgK/ha to coincide with the peak growth period of sugarcane had no significant bearing on the yield and K nutritional status of the sugarcane. In areas with an annual rainfall less than 2000 mm per year, the K requirement of as many as 6 sugarcane crops could be met by a single application of K fertilizer banded in the rows at planting. However in regions where rainfall exceeds 2000 mm per year, yearly application of the required K is preferable to a large single application of K fertilizer at planting. | |
SUGARCANE YIELDS FERTILIZERS POTASSIUM PLANT NUTRITION | |
MAURITIUS | |
Sugarcane: Soils and plant nutrition | |
Fertilization: Potassium | |
1992-02-20 | |
En | |
Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute | |
CHEM | |
CAT | |
CHEM |