Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry 2015 Volume 31, Issue 1, Pages: 133-143
https://doi.org/10.2298/BAH1501133M
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Effect of foliar fertilization on soybean grain yield
Mandić V. (Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade)
Simić A. (Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade)
Krnjaja V. (Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade)
Bijelić Z. (Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade)
Tomić Z. (Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade)
Stanojković A. (Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade)
Ruzić-Muslić D. (Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade)
The aim of this investigation was to estimate the effects of foliar
fertilization on quantitative traits (plant height, first pod height, number
of nodes per plant, number of pods per plant, number of grain per plant,
grain yield per plant, 1000-grain weight and grain yield) in two soybean
cultivars (Balkan and Bečejka). Studied cultivars belong to different
maturity groups (Balkan - I and Bečejka - 0). Four treatments of
fertilization were tested: control (no fertilization), Urea (46 kg N ha-1),
Urea (46 kg N ha-1) + Wuxal super (5 l ha-1) and Urea (46 kg N ha-1) +
Ferticare I (5 kg ha-1). Wuxal super and Ferticare I were foliar applied two
times at the R2-R3 growth stage. The field experiments were carried out in
dry land farming in the region of Vojvodina province at location Putinci (45°
00′ N Lat., 19° 58′ E Long.), during the years 2007 and 2008. In both
research years, Balkan had higher values for all investigated traits than
Bečejka. Results showed that foliar fertilizers significantly increased the
values for all quantitative traits. Ferticare I is more effective than Wuxal
super in soybean because this fertilizer has higher concentration of
macronutrients. Foliar fertilization of soybean reduced the negative impact
of small amounts of rainfall during the summer months on grain yield.
Keywords: cultivar, foliar fertilization, soybean, quantitative traits
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