Effect of ammonium polyphosphate as a carrier for zinc in lowland rice
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1997
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Kerala Agricultural University
Abstract
A field trial was conducted for four seasons to evaluate the efficacy of ammonium polyphosphatc
(APP) for its sequestering effect of /me and to find out the optimum level of zinc for the rice crop. The
results revealed the sequestering effect of APP to /.inc. Among the three levels of zinc application tried, 25
kg ZnSO4 per ha was found to be the optimum level of zinc for the rice crop.
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Ammonium polyphosphate, rice, sequestering, zinc
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Journal of Tropical Agriculture, 35(1), 23-25.