Title:	Ways of applying zinc to maize plants growing in Oxisol: effects on the soil, on plant nutrition and on yield.
Authors:	PUGA, A. P. PRADO, R. de M. FONSECA, I. M. VALE, D. W. do AVALHÃES, C. C.
Affiliation:	ALINE PEREGRINA PUGA, IAC; RENATO DE MELLO PRADO, UNESP; IVANA MACHADO FONSECA, CPACP; DIEGO WYLLYAM DO VALE, ESALQ; CÍNTIA CARLA AVALHÃES, CENA.
Date Issued:	2013
Citation:	IDESIA, Chile, v.31, n.3, p. 29-37, set./out. 2013.
Pages:	10 p.
Description:	The way of applying zinc can influence the zinc uptake and productivity of crops, especially cereals that have high demand for this nutrient. The aim of this study is to evaluate methods of Zn application on soil, nutritional status and productivity of maize. For this, an experiment was undertaken at FCAV/UNESP, Jaboticabal-SP, in Oxisol clay (DTPA on Zn: 0.5 mg dm?3) with maize (hybrid Simple Impact), from December through May 2009. Nine treatments with three doses of Zn in soil banded application (in furrows) and three doses of Zn by incorporation in soil (0-20 cm depth), foliar application, seed application and control (no Zn). The treatments were arranged in a randomized block design with four replications. Regardless of the method, Zn application promoted higher contents of this micronutrient in soil and higher accumulation in the shoots as well as increasing Zn in the maize grain. However, it did not affect the nutritional status and yield of the maize. The Zn application in the soil resulted in a greater Zn uptake by plants and maize yield, compared to Zn application in the plant by seed or foliar.
Thesagro:	Milho Zinco Latossolo
Keywords:	Nutrição de plantas Métodos de aplicação Micronutrientes
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CPACP)