Trends in Biosciences
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 5

An Improved Way to Optimize Nitrogen Fertilizer Requirements of Sugarcane under Drip Fertigation

  • Author:
  • S. Hemalatha, S. Chellamuthu
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 597 to 602

Department of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-3

*Email: hemaswaminathan1@gmail.com

Abstract

Application of N through urea under the fertigation schedule starting from 15th day to 180th day in fortnightly interval will reduce volatilization and leaching losses which in turn increased the N use efficiency. Moreover plant will receive the nutrition according to its need. Further, cane yield, juice quality enhanced with the fertigation treatment which received N @195.5 kg ha−1.

Keywords

Nitrogen, fertigation, leaching