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Ogilry ( 1985) (oncluded th.t rqtunn N-.ppuc.ton in.eded Lrop vrBou'
and Eroud cov€r, but no yield t€nefit w6 detecH he further stated that eff6t
or 40 kE N/h. appli.d to hp€ed o Jelt@f in 1960 .n.l Rrf.l i. '1981 rnd 1982
aqtqmn N did not eftu plant etablirhmflt or yield. N wrs applied .r th€ rat s
ot 175, 225 a d ns kt/ha in rpnng as single o. split .lresting. Both 3idn8 rap€
growth and yield w* rcduced by split d6ina in 1983, blt no siEnitc.nt yield
differcnce w.s dete.ted in 1942
Toniolo.r.l (1985) eported that s@.t yieldr incrcased witi incrc.sin8 N
rals up to 200 kglha 6p6ially wh€n .pplied in 2 sput .l|sing-
B€rti and MGca (1987) rcported that the r.pseed B/@ic. n p$ !^t.
Ol€ifera D. C showed inftas€d flowe. produ.tion with increasing N r.te wheE
narinm pod Prcdlcrion w.s lchieved with 150 kg N/ha. Splittint the N
applicarioD om third beforc sowinE and two third .r top d6sin& lmprcv€d
fruit s€ttin8 aorc than total N appli.ation either b.forc sowing or $ a top
dPssinE ar rhat of winter,
WriEht.l al 0988) studied the €ffd of nihot.n i*tilizr beatments
and two ini8ation t|eahn€nb on r.pseed (8rsic4 r4p6). Dry Datt€r
accundation, l€.f .re. d4elopnent .nd sed yield w@ n@surcd. The dry
natter nnd s€€d yield 6po@ to .pplied niito8ln war grEater unde. irri8at d
as.ompared to fainfed .onditions haiinum sed yield (apprcx. 3.8 t h.j) was
obtained from the irn8.d tr€ahnent leiving 100 kt N ha' applied at sowing.
'lhjs hiAh mle of N application at sowing led to more rapid le.t arca
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