IMPACT OF PIIIMING PATTENNS AND NUTRIENT MANAGf,,MENT ...

.,4' AI'ERAGE NET ASSIMTLATION RATE
Ner .$iiil|!id Bt€ (NAR), h rh. na 8.in of $siniid.!, trFltly phorGrlllheriq
p€r unit of leaf lr€a ed rine (Gatdn6, 19E5) Srdisrid anrlyli! of 0E dar!
pditug to as!g. nc dihit.lion na (ANAR) e giM in Tau! 4.2.4. y@
r r.ah.nt irtdlcrior for ANAR w li8!if6r for 9t4tin8 patrc'r!, ,utridt
ldds a.d rhcn conbiEtions (Tabb a.2.4). Sugarcanc gown in rll€ rt ce
phntjng patta4 qhibird ligoidcrd diftr.or ANAR duirg bol! ,wr Oablc
4.2.4 A). lLlt tio! i! pi! Fldued ri8rifdlr uinM ANAR of Ll8 .!d
L26 8 m I dr ad l!! fouo*d by dt t in doubtalo* snips dd singlc ross with
ANAR of LIo, l.t9 |trd LOj, l.to I nn d!, driig 192-91 &d 199_94.
l.Aeiv.ly. Pit drdrlio. rnd doullcfl srb5 ltso dgifc&tly diftrcd nom
.rd ol!a. Slcl wnbdiryi! AN R of a,8a@e ii wiou! pt td,A p!l&.E h.!
b.6 tllitor.d lo wi.btc SDW .rd lrD (CiI, t99j).
Sl'gueie ni!.d rt fou rutliar tcvds.dutit d sipifcad Ord.rc.j i, ANAR
Cr.!b 4.2.4 a). rn ts924j, @p fcnijjz.d wirh bio-coepolt + NpK grE
signifitui bgl€d AN R (1.2? g mn dr) dd w folow.d by rhr *irt l\?K
alone bio{oopon .ton. and ro t ritiarion Birh ANAR of r. rs, l t l, O.E5 g nz
d', rdpelnety. Th. ee ftnd h ANAR lls ob!€rild in t993-94. Th.
wi.bility in AN R of sgr.cs. in dtr rdt tuEiclr tcvds rvs atrobor.d to
wi.bl. sDw Oabl. 4. L3 B) .nd LAD (rabtc 4.2.2 B). Sug,,c&c srvr nigrcr
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