Phosphorus and zinc uptake and their interaction effect on dry matter and chlorophyll content of sweet corn (Zea mays var. Saccharata)

• Main Authors: Soltangheisi, Amin, Ishak, Che Fauziah, Musa, Mohamed Hanafi, Zakikhani, Hamed, Abdul Rahman, Zaharah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Asian Network for Scientific Information 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29480/1/Phosphorus%20and%20zinc%20uptake%20and%20their%20interaction%20effect%20on%20dry%20matter%20and%20chlorophyll%20content%20of%20sweet%20corn.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29480/; http://www.scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ja.2013.187.192
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Zinc and Phosphorus have antagonistic effect on the absorption and translocation of each other in plants. P-induced Zn deficiency is more common than Zn-induced P deficiency because growers commonly apply large amounts of P fertilizer as compared to Zn fertilizer. This research was conducted to exam...