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Changes in yield, protein, oil and maturity of groundnut cultivars with the application of sulphur fertilizers and fungicides

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

R. C. N. Laurence ,
R. W. Gibbons  and
C. T. Young
R. C. N. Laurence
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Council of Malawi, P.O. Box 215, Lilongwe, Malawi
R. W. Gibbons
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Council of Malawi, P.O. Box 215, Lilongwe, Malawi
C. T. Young
Affiliation:
University of Georgia, Georgia Agricultural Experiment Station, Experiment, Georgia 30212, U.S.A.
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Summary

Fungicide applications in Malawi have shown improvements in groundnut kernel yield. Improved fertility of sulphur-deficient soils contributes to such gains when sulphur dust is used as the fungicidal agent. Application of sulphur alone to deficient soils lowered the oil/protein ratio of kernels, whereas a singular fungicidal effect raised the oil content, probably through delayed plant maturity.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 86 , Issue 2 , April 1976 , pp. 245 - 250
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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