Effect of Bio Fertilizer, Nitrogen and Sulfur Levels on Maize Production in Saline Soil of North Delta of Egypt | ||
| Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering | ||
| Article 4, Volume 7, Issue 8, August 2016, Pages 541-546 PDF (345.9 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jssae.2016.39788 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Fatma Ghaly1; I. Mosaad2; M. Alanos2 | ||
| 1Soils Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Damietta University, Egypt | ||
| 2Soils Water and Environment Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Two field experiments were carried out at El-Serw agricultural Research Station, Governorate of Damietta through growing summer seasons of 2014 and 2015. The aim of the investigation is to study the effects of N bio fertilization (cyanobacteria, Azotbacter, Phosphorine and without inoculation), mineral sulfur applications (0, 15 and 30 kg S fed-1) and mineral nitrogen fertilization (0, 60 and 120 kg fed-1) on growth of the maize crop. Results showed that Cyanobacteria inoculation + 30 kg S fed-1 + 120 kg N fed-1 gave the highest maize plant height, dry weight, 100 grains weight of maize and maize grain and stover yield. Moreover, results indicated that the element N at a rate of 120 kg fed-1 with 30 kg S fed-1 with phosphorin, azotobacter and Cyanobacteria inoculation can increase the maize grain yield by 21.52, 22.95 and 24.45%, respectively and the maize stover yield by 21.01, 23.25 and 24.68%, respectively in first season but the increasing in the second season was as follows: 21.49, 22.95 and 24.42%, respectively for maize grain yield and 21.03, 23.25 and 24.67%, respectively for maize stover yield. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Maize; Bio fertilization; nitrogen; sulfur; Mineral | ||
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