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Results of Phosphorus Experiment withTomatoes.

RESULTS FOR 2004 NIGHT CLASS

FALL 2002 NIGHT CLASS

Spring 2002 Day Class

RESULTS FOR 2001 AND 2000 TOMATOES

RESULTS FOR 2000 Corn

 

RESULTS

NIGHT CLASS

2004

Material added

Height, inches

Weight, grams

Symptoms index

Acid soil

None

30

101

2

Rock phosphate

26

97

1

Bone meal

32

169

0

Superphosphate

32

173

0

Limed soil

None

29

105

2

Rock phosphate

24

113

2

Bone meal

27

208

0

Superphosphate

32

185

0

Acid-organic matter

None

28

93

1

Rock phosphate

25

126

0

Bone meal

28

172

0

Superphosphate

28

175

0

Limed-organic matter

None

32

106

1

Rock phosphate

28

146

0

Bone meal

34

176

0

Superphosphate

32

182

0

*Index of deficiency symptoms: 3, severe; 2, moderate; 1, slight; 0, no symptoms

RESULTS FOR FALL 2002 NIGHT CLASS

Material added

--------Height, cm ---------

-------Shoot weight, g------

---Deficiency symptoms*--


Acid Soil

No phosphate

32_____________________

26____________________

3______________________

Rock phosphate

31_____________________

22 ___________________

0______________________

Bone meal

38_____________________

64 ____________________

0______________________

Superphosphate

40_____________________

44 ____________________

0______________________


Limed Soil

No phosphate

29_____________________

18____________________

2______________________

Rock phosphate

40_____________________

34 ____________________

2______________________

Bone meal

45_____________________

59 ____________________

0______________________

Superphosphate

42_____________________

70 ____________________

0______________________

Acid soil plus organic matter

No phosphate

27_____________________

24 ____________________

2______________________

Rock phosphate

36_____________________

36 ____________________

1______________________

Bone meal

42_____________________

55 ____________________

0______________________

Superphosphate

40_____________________

44 ____________________

0______________________

Limed soil plus organic matter

No phosphate

28____________________

24 ____________________

1______________________

Rock phosphate

38_____________________

40 ____________________

1______________________

Bone meal

40_____________________

67 ____________________

0______________________

Superphosphate

38____________________

44 ____________________

0______________________

*Used the following numerical ratings for deficiency symptoms; 0, no symptoms; 1, slight; 2, moderate; 3, severe symptoms.

 

RESULTS FOR SPRING 2002 TOMATOES

Material added

--------Height, cm ---------

-------Shoot weight, g------

---Deficiency symptoms*--


Acid Soil

No phosphate

48_____________________

99____________________

3______________________

Rock phosphate

57_____________________

139___________________

2______________________

Bone meal

64_____________________

192____________________

0______________________

Superphosphate

55_____________________

213____________________

1______________________


Limed Soil

No phosphate

48_____________________

90____________________

2______________________

Rock phosphate

54_____________________

130____________________

2______________________

Bone meal

60_____________________

212____________________

1______________________

Superphosphate

65_____________________

220____________________

0______________________

Acid soil plus organic matter

No phosphate

48_____________________

112____________________

2______________________

Rock phosphate

58_____________________

132____________________

2______________________

Bone meal

61_____________________

243____________________

1______________________

Superphosphate

47_____________________

195____________________

1______________________

Limed soil plus organic matter

No phosphate

47____________________

120____________________

2______________________

Rock phosphate

62_____________________

195____________________

1______________________

Bone meal

62_____________________

231____________________

0______________________

Superphosphate

63____________________

195____________________

0______________________

*Used the following numerical ratings for deficiency symptoms; 0, no symptoms; 1, slight; 2, moderate; 3, severe symptoms.

 

Spring 2001

RESULTS FOR 2000

Material added

--------Height, cm ---------

-------Shoot weight, g------

---Deficiency symptoms*--


Acid Soil

No phosphate

38_____________________

15____________________

3______________________

Rock phosphate

40_____________________

50___________________

1______________________

Bone meal

50_____________________

111____________________

1______________________

Superphosphate

53_____________________

127____________________

1______________________


Limed Soil

No phosphate

38_____________________

52____________________

2______________________

Rock phosphate

45_____________________

65____________________

2______________________

Bone meal

45_____________________

116____________________

1______________________

Superphosphate

53_____________________

140____________________

0______________________

Acid soil plus organic matter

No phosphate

45_____________________

53____________________

2______________________

Rock phosphate

50_____________________

103____________________

1______________________

Bone meal

43_____________________

143____________________

0______________________

Superphosphate

53_____________________

125____________________

0______________________

Limed soil plus organic matter

No phosphate

38____________________

55____________________

1______________________

Rock phosphate

40_____________________

104____________________

1______________________

Bone meal

45_____________________

140____________________

0______________________

Superphosphate

50____________________

131____________________

0______________________

*Used the following numerical ratings for deficiency symptoms; 0, no symptoms; 1, slight; 2, moderate; 3, severe symptoms.

Severe P deficiency symptoms on tomato

Underside of leaf of tomato with severe P deficiency

 

SPRING 2000 Corn Harvest from Night Class

Material added

--------Height, cm ---------

-------Shoot weight, g------

---Deficiency symptoms*--


Acid Soil

No phosphate

36_____________________

45_____________________

2______________________

Rock phosphate

36_____________________

44_____________________

3______________________

Bone meal

48_____________________

70_____________________

0______________________

Superphosphate

65_____________________

150____________________

0______________________


Limed Soil

No phosphate

30_____________________

42_____________________

3______________________

Rock phosphate

48_____________________

49_____________________

2______________________

Bone meal

60_____________________

55_____________________

2______________________

Superphosphate

54_____________________

125____________________

0______________________

Acid soil plus organic matter

No phosphate

50_____________________

94_____________________

1______________________

Rock phosphate

58_____________________

105____________________

0______________________

Bone meal

75_____________________

140____________________

0______________________

Superphosphate

53_____________________

155____________________

0______________________

Limed soil plus organic matter

No phosphate

45_____________________

55_____________________

2______________________

Rock phosphate

56_____________________

91_____________________

1______________________

Bone meal

56_____________________

100____________________

1______________________

Superphosphate

64_____________________

140____________________

0______________________

*Used the following numerical ratings for deficiency symptoms; 0, no symptoms; 1, slight; 2, moderate; 3, severe symptoms.