EJPAU 2010. Borzęcka-Walker M. NUTRIENT CONTENT AND UPTAKE BY <I>Miscanthus</I> PLANTS

Electronic Journal of Polish Agricultural Universities (EJPAU) founded by all Polish Agriculture Universities presents original papers and review articles relevant to all aspects of agricultural sciences. It is target for persons working both in science and industry,regulatory agencies or teaching in agricultural sector. Covered by IFIS Publishing (Food Science and Technology Abstracts), ELSEVIER Science - Food Science and Technology Program, CAS USA (Chemical Abstracts), CABI Publishing UK and ALPSP (Association of Learned and Professional Society Publisher - full membership). Presented in the Master List of Thomson ISI.

2010
Volume 13
Issue 3/volume13

Topic:

Agronomy

ELECTRONIC
JOURNAL OF
POLISH
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITIES

Borzęcka-Walker M. 2010. NUTRIENT CONTENT AND UPTAKE BY Miscanthus PLANTS, EJPAU 13(3/volume13), #10.
Available Online: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume13/issue3/volume13/abs-10.html

NUTRIENT CONTENT AND UPTAKE BY MISCANTHUS PLANTS

Magdalena Borzęcka-Walker
Department of Agrometeorology and Applied Informatics, Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation – Puławy State Research Institute

ABSTRACT

The aim of the work was to determine the nutrient content in Miscanthus and the value of nutrient uptake from the soil under different environmental conditions. The research was carried out in 2004-2006 in the eastern part of Poland at two experimental stations. The three-year average yield of Miscanthus oscillated between 15 and 17 t·ha^-1·yr^-1. Nitrogen content in shoots varied between 0.22 and 1.23%, whereas the phosphorus content in shoots was between 0.01 and 0.08%, and potassium content in shoots was from 0.16 to 1.11%. The differences depended on the localisation and year. Nitrogen uptake by the plant was between 49 and 216 kg·ha^-1, whereas the phosphorus uptake oscillated between 3 and 28 kg·ha^-1, and potassium uptake was from 37 to 275 kg·ha^-1. The differences depended on the localisation and year.

Key words: Miscanthus, nitrogen, nutrient uptake, phosphorus, potassium.

Magdalena Borzęcka-Walker
Department of Agrometeorology and Applied Informatics,
Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation – Puławy State Research Institute
Czartoryskich 8, 24-100 Puławy, Poland
email: mwalker@iung.pulawy.pl

Responses to this article, comments are invited and should be submitted within three months of the publication of the article. If accepted for publication, they will be published in the chapter headed 'Discussions' and hyperlinked to the article.