Effects of timing of nitrogen and sulphur fertilizers on yield, nitrogen, and sulphur contents of Tef (Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter)

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 75, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 213-222

  Habtegebrial, K ^a,b   Singh, B R ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

N:S ratio; Nitrogen use efficiency; Semi arid; Split fertilizer application

Indexed keywords

CAMBISOL; CROP YIELD; DRY MATTER; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASS; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; SEMIARID REGION; SULFUR;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ERAGROSTIS; ERAGROSTIS TEF;

EID: 33747511786     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-006-9028-8     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. Ahmad A, Abdin MZ (2000) Photosynthesis and its physiological variables in the leaves of Brassica genotypes as influenced by sulphur fertilization. Physiol Plant 110:144-149
2. Ahmad A, Abdin MZ, Khan I, Anjum NA, Diva I, Muhammad I (2005) Effect of timing of sulphur on growth and yield of rapeseed. J Plant Nutr 28:1049-1059
3. Alcoz MM, Hons FM, Haby VA (1993) Nitrogen fertilization timing effect on wheat production, nitrogen uptake efficiency, and residual soil nitrogen. Agron J 85:1198-1203
4. Anderson JW (1990) Sulphur metabolism in plants. In: Miflin BJ, Lea PJ (eds) The biochemistry of plants, vol 16. Academic Press, New York, pp 327-381
5. Asrat W, Frew T (2001) Utilization of tef in the Ethiopian diet. In: Hailu T, Getachew B, Mark S (eds) Narrowing the rift. Tef research and development. Proceedings of the International Workshop on Tef Genetics and Improvement, 16-19 October 2000, DebreZeit, Ethiopia, pp 239-244
6. Balesh T, Zapta F, Aune J, Situala B (2005) N fertilization, soil type and cultivars effects on N use efficiency in tef (Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter). Nutr Cycl Agroecosyst 71:203-211
7. Bremer JM, Mulvaney CS (1982) Total nitrogen. In: Page AL, Miller RH, Keeny DR (eds) Methods of soil analysis. II. Chemical and microbiological properties, agronomy monograph, No. 9, 2nd edn. SSSA, Madison, pp 595-622
8. Ceccotti SP (1996) Plant nutrient sulphur - a review of nutrient balance, environmental impact and fertilizers. Fertil Res 43:117-125
9. Costanza SH, DeWet JM, Harlan JR (1979) Literature review and numerical taxonomy of Eragrostis tef. Econ Bot 33:413-424
10. FAO/UNESCO (1977) Soil map of the world, vol 6. Africa. UNESCO, Paris, xiv, p 299
11. Flaete NES, Hollung K, Ruud L, Sogn T, Faergestad EM, Skarpeid HJ, Magnus EM, Uhelen AK (2005) Combined nitrogen and sulphur fertilization and its effect on wheat quality and protein composition measured by SE-FPLC and proteomics. J Cereal Sci 41:357-369
12. Hocking PJ (1994) Dry matter production, mineral nutrient concentration and nutrient distribution and redistribution in irrigated spring wheat. J Plant Nutr 17:1289-1308
13. Inal A, Gunes A, Alpaslan M, Adak MS, Taban S, Eraslan F (2003) Diagnosis of sulphur deficiency and effects of sulphur on yield and yield components of wheat grown in central Anatolia, Turkey. J Plant Nutr 26:1483-1498
14. Itanna F (2005) Sulphur distribution in five Ethiopian Rift Valley soils under humid and semi arid climate. J Arid Environ 62:597-612
15. Knudsen D, Peterson GA, Pratt PE (1982) Lithium, sodium and potassium. In: Page AL, Miller RH, Keeny DR (eds) Methods of soil analysis. Part 1. Chemical and microbiological properties, agronomy monograph, No. 9, 2nd edn. SSSA, Madison, pp 225-246
16. Lopez-Bellido L, Lopez-Bellido RJ, Redondo R (2005) Nitrogen efficiency in wheat under rainfed Mediterranean conditions as affected by split nitrogen application. Field Crops Res 94:86-97
17. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) (2005) Fertilizer inputs in Ethiopia. Ethiopia Addis Ababa, p 10
18. Mukhopadhyay AK, Mukhopadhyay P (1995) An overview of sulphur research in soils of west Bengal, India. Sulphur Agric 19:30-34
19. Nelson DW, Sommers LE (1982) Total carbon, organic carbon, and organic matter. In: Page AL, Miller RH, Keeny DR (eds) Methods of soil analysis. I. Chemical and microbiological properties, agronomy monograph, No. 9, 2nd edn. SSSA, Madison, pp 539-579
20. Olsen SR, Sommers LE (1982) Phosphorus. In: Page AL, Miller RH, Keeny DR (eds) Methods of soil analysis. I. Chemical and microbiological properties, agronomy monograph, No. 9, 2nd edn. SSSA, Madison, pp 403-430
21. Paar A (1998) Multiwave microwave sample preparation system instruction handbook. Paar, Graz
22. Peoples MB, Beilharz VC, Waters SP, Simpson RJ, Dalling MJ (1980) Nitrogen redistribution during grain growth in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). II. Chloroplast senescence and the degradation of ribulose-1,5-biphosphate carboxylase. Planta 149:241-251
23. SAS Institute (2002) SAS user's guide: statistics. Statistical Analysis System Institute, Cary
24. Schung E, Haneklaus S, Murphy D (1993) Impact of sulphur fertilization on fertilizer nitrogen efficiency. Sulphur Agric 17:8-12
25. Seyfu K (1983) Studies of lodging floral biology and breeding techniques in tef (Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter. PhD Thesis submitted to the University of London, Royal Holloway College, UK
26. Stabursvik A, Heide OM (1974) Protein content and amino acid spectrum of finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) as influenced by nitrogen and sulphur fertilizers. Plant Soil 41:549-571
27. Taddesse E (1969) Tef (Eragrostis tef): the cultivation usage, and some of the known diseases and insect pests. I. Debreziet agricultural experimental station bulletin No. 60. Hail sellassie I University, College of Agriculture, DireDawa, Ethiopia
28. Tandon HLS (1991) Sulphur research and agricultural production in India, 3rd edn. Sulphur Institute, Washington, p 140
29. Zhao FJ, Hawkesford MJ, McGrath SP (1999) Sulphur assimilation and effects on yield and quality of wheat. J Cereal Sci 30:1-17