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Title of Thesis
PHOSPHORUS REQUIREMENT OF MAIZE IN RELATION TO SOIL CHARACTERISTICS |
Author(s)
Eshan ul Haq Ch. |
Institute/University/Department Details
University Of Agriculture, Faisalabad/ Institute Of Soil & Environmental Sciences |
Session
2003 |
Subject
Soil & Environmental Sciences |
Number of Pages
216 |
Keywords (Extracted from title, table of contents and abstract of thesis)
soil & environmental sciences, phosphorus, isotherms, adsorption, calcareous soils, equilibration, langmuir, freundlich |
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Contents |
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Introduction |
1-5 |
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Review Of Literature |
6-42 |
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2.1 |
Scope Of The Problems |
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2.2 |
Phosphorus Statues Of Pakistan Soils |
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2.3 |
Factors Affecting Phosphorus Adsorption |
11 |
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2.4 |
Phosphorus Adsorption Isotherms |
16 |
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2.5 |
Reactions Of P With Soil Constituents |
22 |
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2.6 |
Availability Of P In Calcareous Soils |
33 |
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2.7 |
Phosphorus Requirement Of Crops |
38 |
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Materials And Methods |
43-66 |
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3.1 |
Soils And Their Preparation |
43 |
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3.2 |
Methods Of Analysis For Irrigation Water |
49 |
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3.3 |
Methods Of Analysis For Plants |
52 |
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3.4 |
Laboratory Studies |
53 |
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3.5 |
Adsorption Study |
54 |
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3.6 |
Extraction Of Adsorbed P |
59 |
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3.7 |
Pot Experiments |
60 |
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3.8 |
Field Experiment |
62 |
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3.9 |
Soil Equilibrated P Recovery |
64 |
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3.10 |
Phosphorus Fertilizer Recommendation Based On Soil Test Values |
65 |
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Results And Discussion |
67-186 |
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4.1 |
Characteristics Of The Adsorption Curves After 24hours Equilibration |
67 |
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4.2 |
Characteristics Of The Adsorption Curves After 3 Days Equilibration |
81 |
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4.3 |
Characteristics Of The Adsorption Curves After 6 Days Equilibration |
91 |
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4.4 |
Characteristics Of The Adsorption Curves After 12 Days Equilibration |
101 |
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4.5 |
Comparison Of The Langmuir And The Freundlich Isotherms |
110 |
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4.6 |
Kinetics Of Phosphorus Exchange |
113 |
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4.7 |
Extraction Of Adsorbed Phosphorus |
120 |
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4.8 |
Phosphorus Requirement Of Soils After 24 Hours Equilibration |
129 |
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4.9 |
Plant Response To Phosphorus Application |
150 |
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4.10 |
Phosphorus Requirement Of Maize (Field Expt) |
163 |
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4.11 |
Assessment Of Soil Equilibrated P Recovery |
173 |
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4.12 |
Soil Test Calibration For Determining Soil Solution P Levels For Maize |
185 |
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Conclusions |
187-190 |
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Summary |
191-199 |
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Literature Cited |
200-216 |
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