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Effects of Nitrogen and Spacing on Castor Bean in Sandy Soils in Egypt

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

A. El-Hamidi ,
M. A. Moursi  and
S. S. Ahmed
A. El-Hamidi
Affiliation:
National Research Centre and Faculty of Agriculture, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, U.A.R.
M. A. Moursi
Affiliation:
National Research Centre and Faculty of Agriculture, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, U.A.R.
S. S. Ahmed
Affiliation:
National Research Centre and Faculty of Agriculture, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, U.A.R.
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Summary

Castor beans grew well in sandy soils in U.A.R. where field crops had previously failed to produce good yields. Calcium nitrate up to 300 kg. per feddan resulted in increased yields of seeds and oil in a two-year experiment. Better yields were obtained by increasing the number of plants up to 3 per hill at distances of 45 cm. apart. The oil percentage and other properties were not influenced by nitrogen fertilizers or plant density.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 4 , Issue 1 , January 1968 , pp. 61 - 64
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1968

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