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Yield and Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Upland Carrot Affected by Various Basal Fertilizers and Fertigation Ratios
Boyun Lee1
,
Jwakyung Sung2*
1Graduate Student, Department of Crop Science, College of Agriculture, Life and Environment Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea
2Professor, Department of Crop Science, College of Agriculture, Life and Environment Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea
*Corresponding Author
31 August 2023. pp. 260-269
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Abstract

Fertigation is one of alternative measures not only to ensure crop yield but also to improve nutrient use efficiency. In this work, we evaluated growth and yield, nutrient uptake and nitrogen use efficiency of upland carrot. To do our goal, various basal fertilizers (single chemical and slow release) and fertigations were employed based on the result of soil diagnosis, and the detail was as follows; basal:fertigation = 100:0, 50:50, 30:70. Growth, yield, nutrient (N, P, K) uptake and nitrogen use efficiency were not different from treatments. However, slow release fertilizer resulted in enhancing economic yield (root) and nitrogen use efficiency compared to single chemical fertilizer, and an adjustment of basal:top dressing (fertigation) was relatively effective. In conclusion, the current results suggest that fertigation is favorable for upland carrot production, and the further study including the comparison with conventional practice (broadcasting) and organic fertilizers as a basal source is required to validate fertigation effect.

Economic yield and nitrogen use efficiency of upland carrot under the growth condition with different basal fertilizers and fertigation rates. ns: no significance.
Keywords
Carrot
Fertigation
Nitrogen use efficiency
Yield
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  • Publisher :Korean Society of Soil Science and Fertilizer
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국토양비료학회
  • Journal Title :Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국토양비료학회 학회지
  • Volume : 56
  • No :3
  • Pages :260-269
  • Received Date : 2023-08-10
  • Revised Date : 2023-08-22
  • Accepted Date : 2023-08-31
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7745/KJSSF.2023.56.3.260
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