Soil Nutrient Balance and Soil Fertility Status under the Influence of Fertilization in Maize-Wheat Cropping System in Nepal

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Factor</td><td class="align_center">Maize crop</td><td class="align_center">Wheat crop</td><td class="align_center">Symbol used</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Factor A: nitrogen levels</td><td class="align_center">150, 180, and 210 kg N/ha</td><td class="align_center">100, 125, and 150 kg N/ha</td><td class="align_center">N1, N2, N3</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Factor B: phosphorus levels</td><td class="align_center">40, 60, and 80 kg P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>/ha</td><td class="align_center">25, 50, 75 kg P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>/ha</td><td class="align_center">P1, P2, P3</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Factor C: potassium levels</td><td class="align_center">40, 60, and 80 kg K<sub>2</sub>O/ha</td><td class="align_center">25, 50, 75 kg K<sub>2</sub>O/ha</td><td class="align_center">K1, K2, K3</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Treatment details of the field experiment at Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal, 2019/20–2020/21.</div>

Applied and Environmental Soil Science

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Table 2: Soil Nutrient Balance and Soil Fertility Status under the Influence of Fertilization in Maize-Wheat Cropping System in Nepal 