Zinc nutrition of onions as influenced by phosphorus
- 1 October 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Agricultural Science
- Vol. 87 (2) , 277-279
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021859600027544
Abstract
SUMMARY: In a field study it was found that application of high P induced Zn deficiency symptoms on onion (Allium cepaL.) plants, increased P concentration but decreased that of Zn. Conversely, application of Zn tended to increase Zn concentration of both tops and bulbs and lowered P concentration. Effectiveness of Zn varied with the amount of P applied. Evidently P and Zn are mutually antagonistic. Using sub-soil on the top of raised beds and heavy P fertilization appear to be responsible for inducing Zn deficiency in onions in northern Nigeria.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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