Foliar application of enriched banana pseudostem sap influences the nutrient uptake, yield, and quality of sweet corn grown in an acidic soil

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cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0285954en
cg.issn1932-6203en
cg.issue8en
cg.journalPLOS ONEen
cg.numbere0285954en
cg.volume18en
dc.contributor.authorIslam, Mahammad Sharifulen
dc.contributor.authorKasim, Susilawatien
dc.contributor.authorAmin, Adibah Mohden
dc.contributor.authorAlam, Md. Khairulen
dc.contributor.authorKhatun, Mst. Fatimaen
dc.contributor.authorAhmed, Sharifen
dc.contributor.authorGaber, Ahmeden
dc.contributor.authorHossain, Akbaren
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-19T12:53:11Zen
dc.date.available2024-12-19T12:53:11Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/163909
dc.titleFoliar application of enriched banana pseudostem sap influences the nutrient uptake, yield, and quality of sweet corn grown in an acidic soilen
dcterms.abstractFoliar fertilization is a reliable technique for correcting a nutrient deficiency in plants caused by inadequate nutrient supply to the roots in acid soil. Soluble nutrients in banana pseudostem sap might be effective to supplement chemical fertilizers. However, the limited nutrients in sole banana pseudostem sap as foliar fertilization may not meet-up the nutritional demand of the crop. Field trials were, therefore, conducted with the combination of soil-applied fertilizers with foliar spray of banana pseudostem sap to increase nutrient uptake, yield, and quality of sweet corn planted in acidic soil. Three treatments viz., 100% recommended dose of fertilizers (RD) as control (T1), 75% of RD applied in soil with foliar application of non-enriched banana pseudostem sap (T2), and 50% RD applied in soil with foliar spray of enriched banana pseudostem sap (T3) were replicated four times. The combination of soil-applied fertilizer with foliar spray of enriched banana pseudostem sap (T3) showed a significant increase in leaf area index (11.3%), photosynthesis (12%), fresh cob yield (39%), and biomass of corn (29%) over control. Besides, the 50% RD of soil fertilization with foliar spray of enriched pseudostem sap increased nutrient uptake in addition to an increase in sugar content, phenolic content, soluble protein, and amino acids of corn. Considering the economic analysis, the highest net income, BCR (3.74) and MBCR (1.25) values confirmed the economic viability of T3 treatment over the T1. The results suggest that foliar spray of enriched banana pseudostem sap can be used as a supplementary source of nutrients to enhance nutrient uptake by corn while increasing yield and minimizing chemical fertilizer use in acid soil.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.available2023-08-29
dcterms.bibliographicCitationIslam, Mahammad Shariful; Kasim, Susilawati; Amin, Adibah Mohd; Alam, Md. Khairul; Khatun, Mst. Fatima; Ahmed, Sharif; Gaber, Ahmed and Hossain, Akbar. 2023. Foliar application of enriched banana pseudostem sap influences the nutrient uptake, yield, and quality of sweet corn grown in an acidic soil. PLoS ONE, Volume 18 no. 8 p. e0285954en
dcterms.issued2023-08-29
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherPublic Library of Scienceen
dcterms.subjectamino acids5en
dcterms.subjectcontrol0en
dcterms.subjecteconomic analysis6en
dcterms.subjectleaf area index1en
dcterms.subjectphenolic content4en
dcterms.subjectphotosynthesis2en
dcterms.subjectsugar content3 foliar fertilizationen
dcterms.subjectplantsen
dcterms.subjectacid soilen
dcterms.subjectsupplementen
dcterms.subjectfield trialsen
dcterms.subjectnutrient uptakeen
dcterms.subjectyielden
dcterms.subjectqualityen
dcterms.subjectsweet cornen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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