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Fertilization effects with P on accumulated leaf area duration, biomass and yield of three cultivars of maize in Toluca, Mexico

Díaz López E¹, A Morales Ruíz¹, EJ Vargas Ramírez¹, P Hernández Herrera¹, RC Reséndiz Melgar¹, I Brena Hernández², JM Loeza Corte²

1 Ingeniería en Agricultura Sustentable y Protegida, Universidad Tecnológica de Tehuacán. Prolongación de la 1 sur, No. 1101 San Pablo Tepetzingo, Tehuacán Puebla, México. C.P. 75859.
2 Ingeniería en Agroindustrias, Universidad de la Cañada. Carretera Teotitlán San Antonio Nanahuatipam s/n, México.

* Corresponding Author:Address Correspondence to: Ernesto Díaz López, e-mail:

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany 2015, 84(2), 319-330. https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2015.84.319

Abstract

The effect of six phosphorus levels (0, 40, 80, 120, 160 and 200 kg/ha) on the duration of cumulative leaf area, biomass and agronomic yield was determined in the maize cultivars: Amarillo Almoloya, Cacahuacintle and Condor in 2010 and 2011. Such cultivars were sown in the Cerrillo Piedras Blancas Mexico. A completely randomized complete block design with factorial arrangement was utilized. High phosphorus levels (120, 160 and 200 kg/ha) positively affected the duration of cumulative leaf area; greatest values were obtained in Cacahuacintle. A greater duration of accumulated leaf area contributes to determine high values of biomass accumulation and grain yield in this cultivar. Leaf area duration appeared to be a useful tool for evaluating different genotypes in a given environment.

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