MSI99P1532 | |
Pillay Samoo, K. D. | |
University of Mauritius, School of Agriculture, Réduit | |
Degree of rockiness as a soil condition affecting K availability to sugar cane | |
Project, BSc (Hons), Crop Science and Production | |
Thesis | |
1994 | |
39 p., 9 tbls., 6 figs. | |
En | |
En | |
The effect of degree of rockiness (percentage soil greater than 2mm in size) upon the amount of K available to sugarcane was investigated in three Latosolic Reddish Prairie (LRP) soils differing in rockiness. The results showed that by not considering the amount of K in the greater than 2mm soil and analysing only the less than 2mm soil, we are in fact overestimating the real amount of K found in the soil. Hence correction factors to account for the degree of rockiness were determined and applied to the soil K values of the three sites as well as in selected PSUs found within each soil group. Comparison of the corrected soil K and leaf K value however showed that the correlation between these two parameters was improved in certain sites only. | |
SUGARCANE POTASSIUM SOILS | |
MAURITIUS | |
Soils | |
1993-05-21 | |
En | |
LIB | |
CAT | |
CHEM |