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Fixed-time corrective dose fertilizer nitrogen management in wheat using atLeaf meter and leaf colour chart

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 September 2021

Ali M. Ali Open the ORCID record for Ali M. Ali [Opens in a new window] ,
Sherif M. Ibrahim ,
Wahby M. Hassany ,
Ashraf N. El-Sadek  and
Bijay-Singh
Ali M. Ali*
Affiliation:
Department of Soil Fertility and Microbiology, Desert Research Center, Cairo 11753, Egypt
Sherif M. Ibrahim
Affiliation:
Department of Soil Fertility and Microbiology, Desert Research Center, Cairo 11753, Egypt
Wahby M. Hassany
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Production, Desert Research Center, Cairo 11753, Egypt
Ashraf N. El-Sadek
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Production, Desert Research Center, Cairo 11753, Egypt
Bijay-Singh
Affiliation:
Department of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, India
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*Corresponding author. Email: alimohamed1982@gmail.com
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Abstract

Fertilizer nitrogen (N) management in any region following standard general recommendations discount the fact that crop response to N varies between sites and seasons. To devise field-specific N management in wheat at jointing stage (Feekes 6 growth stage) using atLeaf meter and leaf colour chart (LCC), eight field experiments were conducted in three wheat seasons during 2017–2020 in the West Delta of Egypt. In the first two seasons, four experiments consisted of treatments with a range of fertilizer N application levels from 0 to 320 kg N ha−1. Monitoring atLeaf and LCC measurements at Feekes 6 growth stage in plots with different yield potentials allowed formulation of different criteria to apply field-specific and crop need-based fertilizer N doses. In the four experiments conducted in the third season in 2019/20, different field-specific N management strategies formulated in 2017/18 and 2018/19 wheat seasons were evaluated. In the atLeaf-based fertilizer N management experiment, prescriptive application of 40 kg N ha−1 at 10 days after seeding (DAS) and 60 kg N ha−1 at 30 DAS followed by application of an adjustable dose at Feekes 6 stage computed by multiplying the difference of atLeaf measurements of the test plot and the N-sufficient plot with 42.25 (as derived from the functional model developed in this study), resulted in grain yield similar or higher to that obtained by following the standard treatment. The LCC-based strategy to apply field-specific fertilizer N at Feekes 6 stage consisted of applying 150, 100 or 0 kg N ha−1 based on LCC shade equal to or less than 4, between 4 and 5 or equal to or more than 5, respectively. Both atLeaf- and LCC-based fertilizer N management strategies not only recorded the highest grain yield levels but also resulted in higher use efficiency with 57–60 kg N ha−1 in average less fertilizer use than the standard treatment.

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Field-specific nitrogen managementatLeaf meterLeaf colour chartWheat
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Experimental Agriculture , Volume 57 , Issue 4 , August 2021 , pp. 232 - 243
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