Effect of Phosphorus Fertigation on Concentration of Soil Available Phosphate and Growth of Green Onions (Allium fistulosum L.) in Open Field

Yejin Lee; Chanwook Lee; Hyejin Park; Yosung Song

doi:10.7745/KJSSF.2023.56.4.291

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Effect of Phosphorus Fertigation on Concentration of Soil Available Phosphate and Growth of Green Onions (Allium fistulosum L.) in Open Field

30 November 2023. pp. 291-299

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Abstract

Phosphorus (P) is an essential mineral nutrient, which is easily precipitated and/or absorbed in the soil, and thus P use efficiency (PUE) of crops is relatively low. The spilt application of P through fertigation is considered an alternative method to improve the PUE. To evaluate the possibility, we grew upland green onions under different levels of P fertigation [no P, P100 (basal):F0 (fertigation), P50:F50, and P0:F100] and analyzed green onion growth, soil available P₂O₅ concentration, and PUE. Fertigation rate was adjusted based on soil diagnosis (N-P₂O₅-K₂O = 182-40-166 kg ha^-1), and green onions were grown from May to early November 2022. Dry weight of green onion at harvesting stage responded positively to increasing fertigation rates (e.g., P50:F50 and/or P0:F100). Soil available P₂O₅ was the highest at early growth stage in the P100:F0, and showed a trend of gradual decrease throughout the experiment. Interestingly, soil available P₂O₅ from the P0:F100 remained consistent during the whole growing season. P uptake of green onion was significantly greater in the P0:F100 than the basal fertilization, and the PUE of P0:F100 was 61.5%. Taken the results together, the fertigation of P for green onion production was effective not only in increasing crop yield but also in supplying crop-available P. In conclusion, this work suggests that the fertigation of P can be a better method to ensure yield of green onion through improved PUE.

Dry weight, agronomic efficiency and phosphorus use efficiency of green onion according to phosphorus application ratio by fertigation.

Ratio of P fertilization (%)	Dry weight (kg ha^-1)	Agronomic efficiency (%)	Phosphorus use efficiency (%)
Control (P 0)	4.1 ± 0.17 c^†	-	-
P100:F0	5.7 ± 0.80 b	3.9 ± 2.08 ns^‡	26.6 ± 9.70 b
P50:F50	6.0 ± 0.96 ab	4.8 ± 2.53	42.0 ± 19.60 ab
P0:F100	6.8 ± 0.24 a	6.8 ± 0.66	61.5 ± 15.38 a

^†Within each variable, means followed by the same letter are not differ significantly at p < 0.05 (DMRT).

^‡ns, no significant.

Keywords

Fertigation

Green onion

Open field

Phosphorus

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Publisher :Korean Society of Soil Science and Fertilizer
Publisher(Ko) :한국토양비료학회
Journal Title :Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
Journal Title(Ko) :한국토양비료학회 학회지
Volume : 56
No :4
Pages :291-299
Received Date : 2023-07-14
Revised Date : 2023-09-19
Accepted Date : 2023-09-20
DOI :https://doi.org/10.7745/KJSSF.2023.56.4.291

Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer 한국토양비료학회 학회지 ISSN:0367-6315(Print) 2288-2162(Online)

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