Foliar Application of Phosphorus to Enhance Phosphorus Utilization and Crop Growth: A Hydroponic Study
Rafiullah*, Muhammad Jamal Khan and Dost Muhammad
Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Pakistan.
rafiullah@aup.edu.pk
Figure 1
Relative plant height (%) of 6 weeks old (after transplantation) wheat plants at given foliar KH2PO4 application grown in phosphorus excluded Hoagland solution (values are averages of two years and calculated as percent of maximum).
Figure 2
Relative shoot dry weight (%) of 6 weeks old wheat plants at given foliar KH2PO4 application grown in phosphorus excluded Hoagland solution (values are averages of two years).
Figure 3
Relative root dry weight (%) of 6 weeks old wheat plants at given foliar KH2PO4 application grown in phosphorus excluded Hoagland solution (values are averages of two years).
Figure 4
Relative P concentration in shoots (%) of 6 weeks old wheat plants at given foliar KH2PO4 application grown in hydroponics (values are averages of two years and calculate as percent of maximum).
Figure 5
Relative P concentration in roots (%) of 6 weeks old wheat plants at given foliar KH2PO4 application grown in hydroponics (values are averages of two years).
Figure 6
Total uptake by wheat crop (%) of 6 weeks old wheat plants at given foliar KH2PO4 application grown in hydroponics.