| Author | Li, Huiming |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.AE-88-37 |
| Subject(s) | Corn--Fertilizers
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | This study is concerned with nitrogen and phosphorus fertili2er
application to baby corn grown in acid sulphate soil (nitrogen and
phosphorus deficient soil) under small scale rainfed farming systems. It
focused on <1 > determining the rate of nitrogen and phosphorus application
to achieve optimum yield; and (2) developing a computer simulation model from
empirical data to assess the optimum nitrogen and phosphorus application
rate in baby corn and to carry out sensitivity analyses of various economic
paramete rs.
Yield of baby corn and its by- products is affected significantly by the
application of both rate of nitrogen and phosphorus. Optimum corn yield is
obtained with 75 kg/ha nitrogen and 60 kg/ha phosphorus. Corn yield is
significantly affected by interaction of nitrogen and phosphorus
fertili2ation and a high yield is achieved with a combined application of
225 kg/ha of nitrogen and 80 kg/ha of phosphorus.
Results from the computer simulation were similar to those from the
field experiment results and the highest gross margin |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Agricultural and Food Engineering (AE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Gartner, Joseph A. |
| Examination Committee(s) | Nielsen, Jens Moller ;Peacock, Christabel P.
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| Scholarship Donor(s) | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations (FAO/UN)
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| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1988 |