IMPROVING WHEAT PRODUCTIVITY BY FARMYARD MANURE WITH PHOSPHORUS FERTILIZER SOURCES IN CLAYEY SOIL

Document Type : Research articles.

Authors

Soils, Water and Environ. Res. Inst., Agric. Res. Centre, Giza, Egypt

Abstract

A field experiment was carried out at Bahtim Agricultural Research
Station Farm during 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 seasons. The
experimental site is located at lat. 30.80, long 31.16 and 14.00 m above
the mean sea level, to study the effect of farmyard manure (FYM)
application rates (zero, 12 and 24 t/ha.) as well as phosphorus fertilizer at
the rate of 15% P
2O5 with three sources i.e. without, supper phosphate
(15 % water soluble P
2O5) and rock phosphate (6.25 %P2O5 as a total
form) on yield and its some attributes as well as macronutrients uptake
and protein percentage of wheat variety (Giza 168).
The obtained results could be summarized as follows:
1- The highest significant values of grain, straw and biological yield as
well as N, P, and K uptake of such yields, in addition protein % of
wheat grain were recorded by adding FYM compared to without
FYM addition in both seasons.
2- Generally, in most cases, supper phosphate gave the best significant
values of all parameters under this study followed by the rock
phosphate in both seasons. While, the lowest ones were observed
without P source addition in both ones.
3- Maximum FYM rate, with supper phosphate significantly improved
such parameters in the both seasons. Similar trend was recorded by
the same rate of FYM with rock phosphate for most parameters under
this study. On the contrary, the lowest ones were recorded without
addition FYM and without P source in the both seasons. So, the
phosphorus availability from either both P sources can be enhanced if
it is mixed with farmyard manure. Since it increases availability and
efficiency of P and enhances wheat yield and its quality.


Keywords