FOLIAR APPLICATION OF ASCORBIC ACID, MAGNESIUM AND NICKEL TO LENTIL GROWN IN NEWLY RECLAIMED SANDY SOILS | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research | ||||
| Article 1, Volume 75, Issue 4, December 1997, Page 843-853 PDF (3.02 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejar.1997.424319 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| ABDELWAHED Y. NEGM; FAHMY A. ZAHRAN; NABIL S. RIZK | ||||
| Soil, Water and Environment Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Giza, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| A 2-year field study was conducted at Ismailia Agricultural Resea-rch Station during two growing seasons 1994/95 and 1995/96 to elucidate the response of lentil plants to foliar applications of magenesium sulphate (MS) at concentrations of 2 and 4%, ascorbic acid (AA) 500 ppm, and nickel sulphate (NS) at 25 ppm as well as the combination of AA and NS . The obtained results revealed that during the two seasons, foliar applciation of AA induced significant increase in number of pods/plant, while pod dry weight, and seed and straw yields/plant were significantly increased by the application of MS at the high rate (4%). AA alone or combined with NS gave the highest values. However, seed yield/feddan was significartly increased by NS alone or combined with AA, one sea-son only. The low concentration of MS exhibited significant increase in seed contents of P and K. Seed protein content as well as micronutrient contents (Fe, Zn and Mn) were insignificantly affected by the investigated treatments. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Fertilizers; Foliar applications; Magenesium Sulphate; Lentil plants | ||||
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