PERFORMANCE OF MAIZE UNDER MAGNETIZED WATER AND K-SULFATE AND CHLORIDE

F.W.Ahmed,; K . Mohammed, I.; Deen, Al; Taj, M.M.

	PERFORMANCE OF MAIZE UNDER MAGNETIZED WATER AND K-SULFATE AND CHLORIDE
The Iraqi Journal of Agricultural Science
Article 1, Volume 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 37-44
Authors
; I. K . Mohammed; Al deen; M.M. Taj
Abstract
A pots experiment was conducted in greenhouse of Soil and Water Sci. Dept – using silty clay Loam Typic Torrifluvent . Soil collected from Agriculture College fields . The soil was fertilized by three levels of K ( 0, 60 , 120 kg . K.ha-1 ) using potassium sulphate and potassium chloride fertilizers . Also 100 kg P. ha-1 using calcium super phosphate and 240 kg N. ha-1 using urea fertilizers was applied to all treatments . Maize seeds (Zea mays) c.v Bohooth 106 were planted in Spring 2008 irrigated by magnetic and non-magnetic water to field capacity soil moisture. After 10 weeks of growth the plants were collected , plants height and dry weight were recorded also total uptake of K , P and N nutrients were measured The results showed that dry weights , total uptake of k , P and N nutrients by corn plants were significantly increased with potassium sulphate additionas compared with potassium chloride Percentage of increasing of these characters were 2.4 , 7.6 , 4.7 and 6.4 % respectively . Also magnetic water significantly increased plants height , dry weight , total uptake of K,P and N nutrients uptake as compared with non magnetic water The percentage of increasing were 2.4 % , 11.7 % , 24.5 % , 19.1 % and 18.6 % respectively . The results also indicated that all studied characters were significantly increased as potassium levels increased the higher increasing was with potassium sulphate fertilizer more than potassium chloride

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