Maize response to nitrogen fertilization in the Southwestern coast of Guatemala
IPNI-2015-GTM-10
Nitrogen is the most commonly applied nutrient for maize production in the agricultural area located between the town of Retalhuleu and the port of Champerico in Southwest Guatemala. Because of the lack of published research results that support current practices, we conducted a multi-location evaluation of the response of maize to N in farmers’ fields. Only four locations out of the 16 originally established provided reliable results because of the extreme drought that affected the area. Read more
Interpretive Summary
| 2015 | Nitrogen is the most commonly applied nutrient for maize production in the agricultural area located between the town of Retalhuleu and the port of Champerico in Southwest Guatemala. Because of the lack of published research results that support current practices, we conducted a multi-location evaluation of the response of maize to N in farmers’ fields. Only four locations out of the 16 originally established provided reliable results because of the extreme drought that affected the area. |
Project Leader
Trinidad Recinos, Semilla Nueva
Project Cooperators
None
IPNI Staff
Armando S Tasistro
Location
Americas \ Central America \ GTM \ Retalhuleu \ Retalhuleu