Application of Single Superphosphate with Humic Acid Improves the Growth, Yield and Phosphorus Uptake of Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) in Calcareous Soil
In calcareous soil, the significant portion of applied phosphorus (P) fertilizers is adsorbed on the calcite surface and becomes unavailable to plants. Addition of organic amendments with chemical fertilizers can be helpful in releasing the absorbed nutrients from these surfaces. To check out this p...
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| author | Muhammad Izhar Shafi Muhammad Adnan Shah Fahad Fazli Wahid Ahsan Khan Zhen Yue Subhan Danish Muhammad Zafar-ul-Hye Martin Brtnicky Rahul Datta |
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| description | In calcareous soil, the significant portion of applied phosphorus (P) fertilizers is adsorbed on the calcite surface and becomes unavailable to plants. Addition of organic amendments with chemical fertilizers can be helpful in releasing the absorbed nutrients from these surfaces. To check out this problem, a field experiment was conducted for two years to determine the effect of P fertilizers and humic acid (HA) in enhancing P availability in soil and their ultimate effect on growth, yield and P uptake of wheat in calcareous soils. The experiment was comprised of five levels of P (0, 45, 67.5, 90 and 112.5 kg P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> ha<sup>−1</sup>) as a single superphosphate (SSP) and 2 levels of locally produced humic acid (with and without HA) arranged in a two factorial randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. Wheat plant height, spike length, number of grains per spike, 1000-grain weight, grain, straw and biological yield were significantly improved by the addition of HA with SSP. Very often, the performance of 67.5 kg P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> ha<sup>−1</sup> with HA were either similar or better than 90 or even 112.5 kg P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> ha<sup>−1</sup> applied without HA. Post-harvest soil organic matter, AB-DTPA extractable and water-soluble P, plant P concentration and its uptake were also significantly improved by the addition of HA with SSP compared to sole SSP application. It was evident that P efficiency could be increased with HA addition and it has the potential to improve crop yield and plants P uptake in calcareous soils. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aa829e47caab4d23a268497da8fc710d2023-11-20T10:41:44ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952020-08-01109122410.3390/agronomy10091224Application of Single Superphosphate with Humic Acid Improves the Growth, Yield and Phosphorus Uptake of Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) in Calcareous SoilMuhammad Izhar Shafi0Muhammad Adnan1Shah Fahad2Fazli Wahid3Ahsan Khan4Zhen Yue5Subhan Danish6Muhammad Zafar-ul-Hye7Martin Brtnicky8Rahul Datta9Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar 25000, PakistanDepartment of Agriculture, The University of Swabi, Swabi 23561, PakistanHainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresource, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, ChinaDepartment of Agriculture, The University of Swabi, Swabi 23561, PakistanDepartment of Zoology, The University of Swabi, Swabi 23561, PakistanCollege of Life Science, Liniyi University, Liniyi 276000, ChinaDepartment of Soil Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Punjab, PakistanDepartment of Soil Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Punjab, PakistanDepartment of Agrochemistry, Soil Science, Microbiology and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 61300 Brno, Czech RepublicDepartment of Agrochemistry, Soil Science, Microbiology and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 61300 Brno, Czech RepublicIn calcareous soil, the significant portion of applied phosphorus (P) fertilizers is adsorbed on the calcite surface and becomes unavailable to plants. Addition of organic amendments with chemical fertilizers can be helpful in releasing the absorbed nutrients from these surfaces. To check out this problem, a field experiment was conducted for two years to determine the effect of P fertilizers and humic acid (HA) in enhancing P availability in soil and their ultimate effect on growth, yield and P uptake of wheat in calcareous soils. The experiment was comprised of five levels of P (0, 45, 67.5, 90 and 112.5 kg P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> ha<sup>−1</sup>) as a single superphosphate (SSP) and 2 levels of locally produced humic acid (with and without HA) arranged in a two factorial randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. Wheat plant height, spike length, number of grains per spike, 1000-grain weight, grain, straw and biological yield were significantly improved by the addition of HA with SSP. Very often, the performance of 67.5 kg P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> ha<sup>−1</sup> with HA were either similar or better than 90 or even 112.5 kg P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> ha<sup>−1</sup> applied without HA. Post-harvest soil organic matter, AB-DTPA extractable and water-soluble P, plant P concentration and its uptake were also significantly improved by the addition of HA with SSP compared to sole SSP application. It was evident that P efficiency could be increased with HA addition and it has the potential to improve crop yield and plants P uptake in calcareous soils.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/9/1224calcareous soilhumic acidphosphorus uptakesingle superphosphatewheat |
| spellingShingle | Muhammad Izhar Shafi Muhammad Adnan Shah Fahad Fazli Wahid Ahsan Khan Zhen Yue Subhan Danish Muhammad Zafar-ul-Hye Martin Brtnicky Rahul Datta Application of Single Superphosphate with Humic Acid Improves the Growth, Yield and Phosphorus Uptake of Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) in Calcareous Soil Agronomy calcareous soil humic acid phosphorus uptake single superphosphate wheat |
| title | Application of Single Superphosphate with Humic Acid Improves the Growth, Yield and Phosphorus Uptake of Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) in Calcareous Soil |
| title_full | Application of Single Superphosphate with Humic Acid Improves the Growth, Yield and Phosphorus Uptake of Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) in Calcareous Soil |
| title_fullStr | Application of Single Superphosphate with Humic Acid Improves the Growth, Yield and Phosphorus Uptake of Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) in Calcareous Soil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Application of Single Superphosphate with Humic Acid Improves the Growth, Yield and Phosphorus Uptake of Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) in Calcareous Soil |
| title_short | Application of Single Superphosphate with Humic Acid Improves the Growth, Yield and Phosphorus Uptake of Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) in Calcareous Soil |
| title_sort | application of single superphosphate with humic acid improves the growth yield and phosphorus uptake of wheat i triticum aestivum i l in calcareous soil |
| topic | calcareous soil humic acid phosphorus uptake single superphosphate wheat |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/9/1224 |
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