Nutrient use efficiency (NUE) is a critically important concept in the evaluation of crop production systems. Many agricultural soils of the world are deficient in one or more of the essential nutrients to support healthy and productive plant growth. Efficiency can be defined in many ways and easily increased food production could be achieved by expanding the land area under crops and by increasing yields per unit area through intensive farming. Environmental nutrient use efficiency can be quite different than agronomic or economic efficiency and maximizing efficiency may not always be effective. Worldwide, elemental deficiencies for essential macro and micro nutrients and toxicities by Al, Mn, Fe, S, B, Cu, Mo, Cr, Cl, Na, and Si have been reported.
Nutrient use efficiency (NUE) is a critically important concept in the evaluation of crop production systems. Many agricultural soils of the world are deficient in one or more of the essential nutrients to support healthy and productive plant growth. Efficiency can be defined in many ways and easily increased food production could be achieved by expanding the land area under crops and by increasing yields per unit area through intensive farming. Environmental nutrient use efficiency can be quite different than agronomic or economic efficiency and maximizing efficiency may not always be effective. Worldwide, elemental deficiencies for essential macro and micro nutrients and toxicities by Al, Mn, Fe, S, B, Cu, Mo, Cr, Cl, Na, and Si have been reported.
Integrated Nutrient Management refers to the maintenance of soil fertility and of plant nutrient supply at an optimum level for sustaining the desired productivity through optimization of the benefits from all possible sources of organic, inorganic and biological components in an integrated manner
Integrated nutrient management (INM) involves efficient and judicious use of all the major components of plant nutrient sources for sustaining soil fertility, health and productivity
Integrated approach for plant nutrition is being advocated because single nutrient approach often reduces fertilizer use efficiency and consequently creates problem fertilizers can help in enhancing and maintaining stability in production with least degradation in chemical and physical properties of the soil.
A healthy soil is a living, dynamic ecosystem that performs many vital functions.
A healthy soil produces a healthy feed for consumption. Improved soil health often is indicated by improvement on physical, chemical and microbiological environment.
Introduction of high yielding varieties, irrigation and use of high analysis fertilizer without proper soil tests, accelerated the mining of native soil nutrient resources.
Under intensive cultivation without giving due consideration to nutrient requirement has resulted in decline in soil fertility and consequent productivity of crops
Vegetables are rich source of energy and nutrition.
Maize (Zea mays L.) and wheat [Triticum aestivum (L.) emend. Fiori & Paol] is the third and second most important cereal crop of India, respectively. Maize–wheat system is the third dominant cropping system of India covering 1.8 mha with 2.3% contribution in food grain production (Jat et al., 2013).
Interactions between nutrients in plants occur when the supply of one nutrient affects the absorption, distribution and functions of another nutrient. Generally P and Zn interact negatively, which depends upon a number of physico-chemical properties of soil. Antagonistic P×Zn interaction has been subject of intensive research in several countries and has been thoroughly reviewed. Although some positive interactions of P and Zn are also reported (Shivay, 2013).
The maximum available P and Zn content in the soil was recorded with super-optimal dose (150% NPK) and optimal dose (100% NPK) along with Zn, respectively (Verma et al., 2012). Zinc and P application has antagonistic effect on each other with respect to their concentration and absorption by wheat and maize (Verma and Minhas, 1987). The three Bacillus aryabhattai strains (MDSR7, MDSR11 and MDSR14) were consistent in enhancement of root and shoot dry weight and zinc uptake in wheat (Ramesh et al., 2014).
Management of P×Zn interaction is a challenging task in the era of sustainable food and nutritional security. Use of efficient varieties and application of inorganic P and Zn fertilizer in conjunction with bio-inoculants can increase the crop yield and efficiency of added fertilizers to save precious input.
Integrated Nutrient Management refers to the maintenance of soil fertility and of plant nutrient supply at an optimum level for sustaining the desired productivity through optimization of the benefits from all possible sources of organic, inorganic and biological components in an integrated manner
Integrated nutrient management (INM) involves efficient and judicious use of all the major components of plant nutrient sources for sustaining soil fertility, health and productivity
Integrated approach for plant nutrition is being advocated because single nutrient approach often reduces fertilizer use efficiency and consequently creates problem fertilizers can help in enhancing and maintaining stability in production with least degradation in chemical and physical properties of the soil.
A healthy soil is a living, dynamic ecosystem that performs many vital functions.
A healthy soil produces a healthy feed for consumption. Improved soil health often is indicated by improvement on physical, chemical and microbiological environment.
Introduction of high yielding varieties, irrigation and use of high analysis fertilizer without proper soil tests, accelerated the mining of native soil nutrient resources.
Under intensive cultivation without giving due consideration to nutrient requirement has resulted in decline in soil fertility and consequent productivity of crops
Vegetables are rich source of energy and nutrition.
Maize (Zea mays L.) and wheat [Triticum aestivum (L.) emend. Fiori & Paol] is the third and second most important cereal crop of India, respectively. Maize–wheat system is the third dominant cropping system of India covering 1.8 mha with 2.3% contribution in food grain production (Jat et al., 2013).
Interactions between nutrients in plants occur when the supply of one nutrient affects the absorption, distribution and functions of another nutrient. Generally P and Zn interact negatively, which depends upon a number of physico-chemical properties of soil. Antagonistic P×Zn interaction has been subject of intensive research in several countries and has been thoroughly reviewed. Although some positive interactions of P and Zn are also reported (Shivay, 2013).
The maximum available P and Zn content in the soil was recorded with super-optimal dose (150% NPK) and optimal dose (100% NPK) along with Zn, respectively (Verma et al., 2012). Zinc and P application has antagonistic effect on each other with respect to their concentration and absorption by wheat and maize (Verma and Minhas, 1987). The three Bacillus aryabhattai strains (MDSR7, MDSR11 and MDSR14) were consistent in enhancement of root and shoot dry weight and zinc uptake in wheat (Ramesh et al., 2014).
Management of P×Zn interaction is a challenging task in the era of sustainable food and nutritional security. Use of efficient varieties and application of inorganic P and Zn fertilizer in conjunction with bio-inoculants can increase the crop yield and efficiency of added fertilizers to save precious input.
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Effect of phosphorus build up on the availabiilty of Zinc in soil in a rice based cropping system
1. Speaker : Sudeshna Mondal
and
Dr. P. K. Mani
EFFECT OF PHOSPHORUS BUILD-UP ON THE
AVAILABILITY OF ZINC IN SOILS IN A RICE BASED
CROPPING SYSTEM
2.
3. In India, West Bengal is one of the leading states for rice cultivation
covering about 4.94 million ha (Economic review, 2011-12).
The soils of West Bengal are poor in micronutrients due to
continuous growing of high yielding varieties and only incorporation
of macronutrients in cropping system
In West Bengal about 26% of the cultivated area is low in Zn (Hazra
et al., 2012);
Zinc deficiency is widespread throughout the world particularly in
lowland rice fields;
50% of cultivated soils in India are low in plant available Zn (Singh,
2009);
Zn deficiency is the fifth most important risk factor of human
disorders (WHO, 2002).
5. Role of Zinc in plants
Diverse enzymatic activity
Protein synthesis
Structural and functional integrity of cell
membranes
Detoxification of reactive oxygen species
(ROS)
Carbohydrate metabolism
Synthesis and production of IAA
Reduces heavy metal accumulation
6. Zinc in plants
Zn is absorbed by plant roots as Zn2+.
Zn concentration in plants ranges between 25 to 150 ppm. Zn
deficiencies are usually associated with concentrations of <10-20
ppm, depending on the crop.
Common deficiency symptoms of Zn include:
Light green, yellow, or white areas between leaf veins,
particularly in younger leaves
Eventual tissue necrosis in chlorotic leaf area
Shortened internodes (rossetting), resulting in stunted or bushy
plants and decreased leaf expansion (little leaf)
Premature foliage loss
Malformation of fruit, often with little or no yield.
8. Role of Phosphorus in plants
Energy storage and transfer
Photosynthesis
Transformation of sugars and starches
Increases water use efficiency and thus reduces
water stress
Helps in seed formation
Promotes early root formation and growth
Early crop maturity
Transfer of genetic characteristics
9. Phosphorus in plants
Common deficiency symptoms of P:
Because of faster mobility of P in plants, deficiency symptoms
appears first on the older leaves.
Production of dark green color leaves.
Severe restriction occurs in the growth of plant tops and roots.
Plants become thin, erect and spindly with sparse and restricted
foliage.
Foliage turns bluish-green due to increasing deficiency.
P absorbed by plant roots as H2PO4
-1 or HPO4
-2.
P concentration in plants ranges between 0.1 to 0.4 %. P
deficiencies are usually associated with concentrations of <0.1%.
10. To study the effect of P-Zn
interaction in agricultural crops
To study the mechanism of this
interaction
Management practices to overcome
the effects
OBJECTIVES
11. How does P build up in soil occurs?
Phosphorus is added to most soils so that there are adequate levels
for optimum crop growth and yield
P is rapidly fixed in relatively insoluble forms and thus become
unavailable to plants, depending on soil pH and type (Al, Fe and Ca
content)
Conversion of stable forms of soil P to available occurs too slowly to
meet crop P requirements
Continual long-term application of fertilizer or manure at levels
exceeding crop needs increases soil P levels
12. Trends in Olsen P in two F-W-W
rotation, one receiving no P and the
other receiving 6.5 kg P ha-1 yr-1
Increase in soil test P from applying
more P than a crop needs each year (as
Bray-I P). A negative surplus indicates
crop and soil removal.
Phosphorus build up in soil
Source: Zentner et al., 1993 Source: Barber, 1979
13. Effect of long term phosphorus application in soil
Treatments Available P
(kg ha-1)
Total P
(kg ha-1)
Fallow 32.30 1015
Control 26.88 874
100% recommended dose of N 22.35 780
100% recommended dose of N and P 52.04 965
100% recommended dose of N, P and K 63.37 1098
100% recommended dose of NPK +
compost 117.42 1469
Mean 52.39 1033
Source: Chakraborty, 2007
14. P AND ZN INTERACTION
Phosphorus is the most important element
which interferes on zinc uptake by plants.
High levels of available P or the heavy
application of P to the soil induced Zn
deficiency in plants grown in soil low in
available Zn (Olsen, 1972).
This P and Zn interaction is also known as
P-induced Zn deficiency.
15. Causes of P and Zn interaction
A simple dilution effect on the concentration of Zn in
plant tops due to growth response to P
A slower rate of translocation of Zn from the roots to tops
Difference in the distribution of zinc between roots and
tops as Zn is less mobile in plant
Physiological effects like phosphorus interference in the
utilization of zinc by plant
Precipitation of zinc by phosphorus in the veins and
conductive tissues
16. Root/shoot Zn uptake ratio in sweet corn plants in nutrient
solution with different P and Zn levels
Treatment (mg L-1) Root/shoot Zn uptake ratio
Zn P 7 DAT 14 DAT
0 0 0.84 0.62
20 0.28 0.72
40 0.44 0.78
80 0.36 1.84
5 0 0.68 0.78
20 0.98 0.98
40 1.16 2.52
80 2.08 1.36
10 0 0.90 1.90
20 1.44 1.90
40 2.54 1.62
80 1.74 1.10
20 0 1.34 1.10
20 1.82 3.04
Source: Soltangheisi et al., 2013
17. Effect of P and Zn on Zn concentration (ppm) in
shoots and roots of rice
Treatment
Shoot Root
Zn0 Zn5 Zn10 Mean Zn0 Zn5 Zn10 Mean
P0 36.0 41.5 45.5 41.0 50.3 58.2 62.3 56.9
P25 35.2 38.6 42.3 38.7 49.8 55.0 59.3 54.7
P50 30.2 33.3 37.8 33.7 44.4 48.0 52.8 48.4
P100 26.4 28.4 32.1 29.0 40.9 42.3 45.5 42.9
Mean 31.9 35.4 39.4 46.3 50.9 55.0
Source: Mandal and Mandal, 1990
18. Effect of P and Zn application on the uptake of Zn by
shoots and roots of rice
Treatment
Shoot (µg/pot) Root (µg/pot)
Zn0 Zn5 Zn10 Mean Zn0 Zn5 Zn10 Mean
P0 230 296 343 289 116 156 180 150
P25 231 290 335 285 129 173 196 166
P50 221 283 336 280 128 164 183 158
P100 199 266 317 260 138 162 175 158
Mean 220 283 332 127 163 183
Source: Mandal and Mandal, 1990
19. Effect of P application on the ratio of the Zn
concentration in rice root and shoot
Source: Mandal and Mandal, 1990
20. Effect of P and Zn application and their interaction on
grain P and Zn uptake of wheat
Treatment
P uptake (kg/ha) Zn uptake (g/ha)
P0 P30 P60 P90 P0 P30 P60 P90
Zn0 10.24 18.28 22.70 31.71 178.03 184.5 176.9 156.9
Zn3 28.18 34.51 41.99 38.40 226.35 239.3 229.4 200.8
Zn6 29.48 36.79 45.30 38.39 290.12 310.2 302.6 241.3
Zn9 29.45 35.65 40.53 34.05 342.76 341.0 320.6 244.8
Zn12 26.35 32.49 37.00 31.76 358.61 347.7 333.8 248.0
Source: Jain and Dahama, 2007
21. Effect of P and Zn and their interaction
on available P and Zn content of soil
Treatment
Available phosphorus (kg/ha) Available zinc (ppm)
P0 P30 P60 P90 P0 P30 P60 P90
Zn0 19.99 28.63 35.59 42.91 0.565 0.445 0.304 0.213
Zn3 17.74 25.64 32.86 38.08 1.005 0.887 0.741 0.522
Zn6 15.49 23.08 29.77 34.57 1.315 1.132 0.974 0.811
Zn9 13.36 20.05 26.90 31.32 1.525 1.366 1.250 0.943
Zn12 11.37 16.21 25.60 27.34 1.675 1.573 1.441 1.064
Source: Jain and Dahama, 2007
22. Effect of P and Zn and their interaction on grain and straw
yield of wheat
Treatment
Grain yield (kg/ha) Straw yield (kg/ha)
P0 P30 P60 P90 P0 P30 P60 P90
Zn0 2909 3437 3990 3959 4931 5508 6336 6279
Zn3 3242 3858 4386 4173 5387 6091 6867 6754
Zn6 3566 4271 4907 4320 5776 6655 7431 7054
Zn9 3772 4325 4491 4017 6241 6685 7026 6235
Zn12 3599 4036 4200 3837 6122 6342 6647 6017
Source: Jain and Dahama, 2007
24. Management strategies
Application of Zn fertilizers or Zn-enriched NPK fertilizers
Foliar or combined soil + foliar application of Zn
fertilizers under field conditions are highly effective and
very practical way to maximize uptake and accumulation
of Zn in cereal grain
Zinc-enriched grains results in better seedling vigour,
denser stands and higher stress tolerance on potentially
zinc-deficient soils.
25. Effect of different Zn application methods on Zn concentration in whole
shoots and grain, and the increases in shoot biomass and grain yield of
wheat
Source: Yilmaz et al., 1997
26. Efect of various Zn application methods on grain zinc
concentration of wheat
Source: Yilmaz et al., 1997