Plant Soil Environ., 2011, 57(12):547-552 | DOI: 10.17221/429/2011-PSE

Impact of nitrogen fertilizer injection on grain yield and yield formation of spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)

O. Sedlář, J. Balík, O. Kozlovský, L. Peklová, K. Kubešová
Department of Agro-Environmental Chemistry and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

The experiment was carried out to observe the influence of the CULTAN method (controlled uptake long term ammonium nutrition) on grain yield and yield formation of spring barley cultivar Jersey. In four-year small-plot experiment under conditions of the Czech Republic, two methods of nitrogen fertilization were used: conventional surface fertilization and local fertilizer injection rich in ammonium into soil during vegetation at BBCH 29-30 stages. Furthermore, the impact of sulphur amendment in fertilizer and increased dose of fertilizer were observed. Basic dose of nitrogen was 80 kg N/ha, increased dose 130 kg N/ha. At CULTAN treatment, same or significantly higher grain yields were obtained compared to conventional nitrogen fertilization. Grain yield at CULTAN fertilization is formed mainly on the main stem because of reduced tillering; it has the impact on significantly higher percentage of grain retained on 2.5 mm sieve. A tendency to lower protein content in grain was recorded at local injection of fertilizer compared to conventional fertilization. CULTAN-treated plants showed a lesser dependency of qualitative parameters on fertilizer dose and sulphur amendment in fertilizer. A positive influence of the CULTAN method on yield and quality of grain was observed mainly at the less fertile site.

Keywords: ammonium; protein content; thousand grain weight; sulphur; CULTAN

Published: December 31, 2011  Show citation

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Sedlář O, Balík J, Kozlovský O, Peklová L, Kubešová K. Impact of nitrogen fertilizer injection on grain yield and yield formation of spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Plant Soil Environ. 2011;57(12):547-552. doi: 10.17221/429/2011-PSE.
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