Co-application of phosphorus and sulfur improve yield, quality, and nutrients uptake in Nicotiana tabaccum L.

Issue Date

3-2022

Abstract

A field experiment was carried out to evaluate the interactive effect of phosphorus (0, 30, 60, and 90 kg P2O5 ha-1) and sulfur (0, 15, 30, and 45 kg ha-1) on yield, quality, and uptake of nutrients by tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.). The experiment was organized in a two-factorial randomized complete block design with three replications at Tobacco Research Station, Mardan, Pakistan in 2017-2018. Application of 90 kg P2O5 ha-1 improved tobacco leaf area (24.2%), green leaf weight (44.5%), cured leaf weight (44.7%), grade index (18.3%), nicotine (35.8%), sugar (12%), and P (24.5%) contents but decreased S content (35.3%) over control phosphorus plots. Similarly, application of 45 kg S ha-1 optimized leaf area (13.6%), grade index (12%), nicotine (15%), P (5.9%), and S (96%) contents over control sulfur plots. Interactively, P application antagonized leaf S content. However, it did not show any adverse effect on other agronomic and quality parameter. Both P and S application decrease leaf chloride content by 43.5% and 21.4%, respectively. Thus, 90 kg P2O5 ha-1 along with 45 kg S ha-1 is recommended for obtaining optimum yield of good quality tobacco crop.

Source or Periodical Title

Philippine Agricultural Scientist

ISSN

0031-7454

Volume

105

Issue

1

Page

61-68

Document Type

Article

Frequency

quarterly

Physical Description

graph, tables

Language

English

Subject

Nicotiana tabacum, nutrient uptake, phosphorus, sulfur, yield, quality

Identifier

https://pas.cafs.uplb.edu.ph/2022/march-2022-vol-105-no-1/

Digital Copy

Yes

En – AGROVOC descriptors

NICOTIANA TABACUM; PHOSPHOTOUS; SULFUR; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; YIELDS; QUALITY

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