response of different corn populations to fertigated nitrogen and certain micronutrients in sandy soil响应不同的玉米数量在沙质土壤fertigated氮和某些微量元素.pdfVIP

Vol.2, No.2, 94-103 (2011) Agricultural Sciences doi:10.4236/as.2011.22014 Response of different corn populations to fertigated nitrogen and certain micronutrients in sandy soil 1* 2 1 1 1 Ahmed Attia , Charles Shapiro , Mohamed Gomaa , Ragab Aly , Abd El-Raham Omar 1Agronomy Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt; *Corresponding Author: ahmedatia@.eg 2Northeast Research and Extension Center Haskell Agricultural Laboratory, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Concord, USA. Received 7 November 2010; revised 16 February 2011; accepted 7 March 2011. ABSTRACT 1. INTRODUCTION A field study was conducted during 2008 and The increased demand of maize (Zea mays, L.) by 2009 at El-Khattara farm station, Zagazig Uni- baking and cellulosic biomass industries requires ex- versity, Sharkyia, Egypt (30°36 N, 32°15 E) to panding the growing areas to newly reclaimed and sandy determine the effect of three N rates (214, 273, soils. Drip irrigation system has become a popular tech- –1 and 333 kg·N·ha ), four micronutrients spray nique to reduce the amount of water and fertilizers ap- treatments (Check, Zn, Mn, and Zn + Mn), and plied [1]. Growing corn in rotation with other field and three planting density levels (4.76, 5.71, and 6.66 vegetable crops in sandy soil secures a sustainable agri- –2 plant·m ) on growth and grain yield of corn (Zea culture to reduce the gap between