Responses of three different corn cultivars to different fertilizer treatments

IPNI-2006-CHN-GZ6

Responses of Corn Grown on Four Typical Soil Types to Different Fertilizer Treatments in Guizhou, 2007 This project was initiated in 2006 with the objective of studying the response of three selected corn cultivars to different fertilizer treatments at three locations, and to verify the optimal fertilizer rates for corn production in the province. Read more


Year of initiation:2006
Year of completion:2007

Interpretive Summary

2007

Responses of Corn Grown on Four Typical Soil Types to Different Fertilizer Treatments in Guizhou, 2007 This project was initiated in 2006 with the objective of studying the response of three selected corn cultivars to different fertilizer treatments at three locations, and to verify the optimal fertilizer rates for corn production in the province.

2006

Responses of Corn Cultivars to Fertilizer in Guizhou, 2006 Corn is both a staple food and critical feedstuff in the mountainous region of Guizhou Province. The annual growing area is estimated at 707,000 ha. In the past, fertilizer research on corn has been general, lacking cultivar and site-specific fertilizer schemes. The objectives of this project were to study the responses of three corn cultivars (cv.



Project Leader

Zhu Qing, The Soil and Fertilizer Institute, Guizhou Academy of Agri-Sciences


Project Cooperators

None


IPNI Staff

Shihua Tu


Location

Asia \ Eastern Asia \ CHN \ Guizhou


Topics

4r rate, banded fertilizer

maize

Potassium (K)