Dynamics of Clay Mineralogy With Profile Depth in Relation to Long Term Potassium Fertilizer Application to Sugar Cane Crop

Clay Mineralogy in Relation to K-Fertilizer Application to Sugar Can

Authors

  • M. Yousaf University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  • S. Ali University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  • M. Waheed University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  • M. S. Akhtar National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan

Keywords:

clay mineralogy, potassium fertilizer, sugar cane

Abstract

The experiment consisted of treatment of sugar cane crop with N, NP, NPK and farmyard manure and determination of its effect on soil mica, vermiculite and montmorillonite over a period of 18 years. The NPK treatment had greater mica in coarse clay, but less in fine clay than NP and control treatments. Vermiculite in coarse clay fraction, in NPK treatment, increased with the depth as compared to other treatments. The fertilizer treatment effect on smectite content was obvious only in AP horizon in fine clay fraction.

 

 

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Published

2009-02-23

How to Cite

Yousaf, M., Ali, S., Waheed, M., & Akhtar, M. S. (2009). Dynamics of Clay Mineralogy With Profile Depth in Relation to Long Term Potassium Fertilizer Application to Sugar Cane Crop: Clay Mineralogy in Relation to K-Fertilizer Application to Sugar Can. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 52(1), 32–36. Retrieved from https://v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/506

Issue

Vol. 52 No. 1 (2009): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Section

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