Effects of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer on yield and quality of asparagus (Asparagus officinalis)
1992
Prasert Nucheen | Sanan Ratananukul | Sakchai Varamit | Pakinee Akkaravessapong (Department of Agriculture, Bangkok (Thailand). Sisaket Horticultural Research Centre)
Effects of NPK on quality and yield of asparagus grown on Korat gray mottled soil (fine-loamy, siliceous, isohyperthermic, Aquic Oxic Paleustults) was investigated as Sisaket Horticultural Research Centre from 1987 to 1989. Three replications of 20, 30 and 40 kg/rai/year of N, P2O5 and K2O in 3x3x3 treatment combinations plus a check treatment were used to perform this RCB experiment. The yield from fertilized treatments averaged 73, 129 and 144 percent higher than the check respectively from the first to third year. No yield differences were obtained among these treatments in the first year but yield responding to nitrogen and phosphorus were definite (p0.05) in the second and third year with positive interaction between the two sources. N to P2O5 ratio of 1:1 at 30 kg/rai produced the optimum annual and combined yields of 704 kg in second year and 749 kg in third year which combined to 2,718 kg/rai. This was not found in any responsive to potassium. Spear quality did not differ under various fertilizer combinations. Increasing in nitrogen and potassium fertilizer rates slightly increased in fiber content but total soluble solid (sugar content) of all fertilizer treatments was normal. Fertilizer application produced an overall greater number of larger spear than the check treatment. The effect is attributed more to phosphorus than the nitrogen or potassium fertilizer sources.
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