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Table 17.12 Model-based P rates for mung bean for sandy clay
loam soil.
Table 17.14 Model-based P rates for mung bean for sandy
loam soil.
Target P
conc. (mg/L)
Regression equation
R 2
Rate
(kg P/ha)
Target P
conc. (mg/L)
Regression equation
R 2
Rate
(kg P/ha)
P
P 2 O 5
P
P
Control
Control
-
0
0
Control
Control
-
0
0
0.05
y = 0.4139 x +1.8255
97 **
38
87
0.05
y = 0.6167 x +1.9447
0.97 **
28
64
0.10
y = 0.4106 x +1.8362
0.97 **
53
121
0.10
y = 0.6534 x +1.9005
0.98 **
35
80
0.15
y = 0.4253 x +1.8149
0.94 **
58
133
0.15
y = 0.6204 x +1.9146
0.98 **
51
117
0.20
y = 0.4176 x +1.8188
0.95 **
67
153
0.20
y = 0.6411 x +1.8941
0.98 **
56
128
0.25
y = 0.4294 x +1.8105
0.96 **
71
163
0.25
y = 0.646 x +1.8897
0.98 **
63
144
0.30
y = 0.4149 x +1.8274
0.95 **
82
188
0.30
y = 0.617 x +1.9447
0.97 **
69
158
0.35
y = 0.4194 x +1.8169
0.94 **
84
192
0.35
y = 0.6565 x +1.877
0.97 **
76
174
0.40
y = 0.4184 x +1.8232
0.94 **
91
208
0.40
y = 0.657 x +1.8764
0.98 **
82
188
0.50
y = 0.4246 x +1.8002
0.93 **
94
215
0.50
y = 0.6744 x +1.8408
0.99 **
87
199
** Significant at P = 0.05.
** Significant at P = 0.05.
Table 17.13 Model-based P rates for mung bean for clay loam
soil.
17.3.8 Grain yield of mung bean (second
crop)
The data regarding grain yield of mung bean as affected
by different P concentrations in soil solution showed
(Table  17.15) that increasing the P level significantly
affected grain yield, and that the maximum grain yield
of 1.138 Mg/ha was obtained at a solution P level of
0.30 mg/L, which was achieved by adding 82 kg P/ha in
sandy clay loam soil. Further increases in the level of
fertilizer P could not improve grain yields of mung bean.
On clay loam soil chock-full grain yield of 1.191 Mg/ha
was obtained at a solution P level of 0.30 mg/L, which
was achieved by adding 84 kg P/ha. Whereas in case of
sandy loam soil a grain yield of 0.732 Mg/ha was
obtained at a solution P level of 0.35 mg/L, which was
achieved by adding 76 kg P/ha, but further increases in
the level of fertilizer P could not improve the grain yield
of mung bean. P regulates photosynthesis and carbohy-
drate metabolism and is considered one of the major
growth-limiting factors particularly during the repro-
ductive stage of the growth. These findings explain the
greater grain yield at higher P levels.
Target P
conc. (mg/L)
Regression equation
R 2
Rate
(kg P/ha)
P
P
Control
Control
-
0
0
0.05
y = 0.501 x +1.9393
0.95 **
39
89
0.10
y = 0.5478 x +1.9065
0.95 **
46
105
0.15
y = 0.555 x +1.9111
0.96 **
57
131
0.20
y = 0.5784 x +1.933
0.96 **
68
156
0.25
y = 0.5894 x +1.9126
0.95 **
73
167
0.30
y = 0.5253 x +1.8974
0.97 **
84
192
0.35
y = 0.486 x +1.9088
0.97 **
97
222
0.40
y = 0.202 x +1.9199
0.94 **
113
259
0.50
y = 0.4183 x +1.9079
0.94 **
121
277
** Significant at P = 0.05.
increase of P application. Ayub et al . (2002) observed that
crude fibre contents increased with P application along
with N.
17.3.7 response of mung bean to applied p
Adsorption isotherms were again constructed for calcu-
lation of P rates in all three soils to achieve levels of
solution P as previously set. It was observed that the
rates of P decreased (Tables 17.12, 17.13 and 17.14) for
mung bean crops as compared to those for the first ber-
seem crops in all three soils.
17.3.9 protein content (%) of mung bean
The maximum protein content of 23.56% was obtained
at a soil solution P level of 0.30 mg/L, which was devel-
oped by adding 82 kg P/ha in sandy clay loam soil
(Table 17.16). The maximum protein content of 23.46%
was obtained at a solution P level of 0.30 mg/L, which
 
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