Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9488728 | Scientia Horticulturae | 2005 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
In this study, effects of ammonium sulphate (AS) and urea fertilizers on NO3â and NO2â accumulation, N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Cu, Zn, Mn contents and some yield criteria in spinach were investigated. Increments in nitrogen doses of AS and urea from 0 (control) to 150 kg N level haâ1 increased NO3â, NO2â, total N contents and yield of spinach significantly, but usually decreased P, Zn and Mn contents. NO3â contents of spinach in 120 and 150 kg N haâ1 of urea applications were higher than that of AS applications, while the NO3â contents of spinach in the lower application doses of AS were higher than that of urea applications. Increasing phosphorus availability in the higher doses of AS applications due to possibility of decreasing soil pH might be decrease NO3â accumulation in spinach by assimilating NO3â in protein form. NO3â and NO2â contents also gave the significant negative relationships with yield and P content in spinach. Decreasing micronutrient contents in spinach at the higher nitrogen doses might be due to dilution effect by increasing the plant biomass.
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Authors
Füsun Gülser,