Foliar Fertilization: Nitrogen Application in Dryland Cropping

This assignment delves into the application of foliar fertilization, particularly in the context of dryland cropping, with a focus on wheat. It examines both the positive and negative aspects of this fertilization method. The assignment references Buczkowska, et al. (2015) to highlight foliar nitrogen's impact on wheat growth and the management of dryland cropping. It defines foliar fertilization as the direct application of nutrients to plant leaves to boost nutrient density and address deficiencies. Furthermore, the assignment references Rawashdeh and Sala (2015) to explore various uses of foliar fertilization. The benefits include increased fertilization efficiency, addressing nutritional problems, and optimal nutrient availability. The drawbacks include increased cost and time consumption, potential for plant damage if instructions are not followed, the need for more fertilizers, time-bound application, limited nutrient application at a time, and the possibility of foliar burn. The assignment provides a comprehensive overview of foliar fertilization, covering its practical applications, advantages, and disadvantages.

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Use of Foliar Fertilization application of Nitrogen in dryland cropping. Include the
positive and negative use of Foliar Fertilization
According to the Buzkowska, et al., (2015), Foliar Nitrogen application is one of the
essential factors that affect the growth of dryland wheat and affect the cropping of the wheat.
Foliar Fertilization is used to manage the dryland cropping. Foliar Fertilizer is a product
designed to applied directly to the leaves of a plant. This boosts the nutrient density in crops and
to manage deficiency in nutrients. This improves the application of nutrients.
As per the views of Rawashdeh and Sala, (2015), there are several uses of Foliar
Fertilization in which some are positive and some are negative. The positive use of Foliar
Fertilization is that it increases the efficiency of the fertilization. Foliar Fertilization tackled all
the nutritional problems. This process gives the optimal availability for the crop. This process
offers better fertilization in the overall environment. This fertilization directly applied the
nutrients on the leaf and plant needs the nutrients on the leaf.
The negative use of Foliar fertilization relates to the problems occurred in the nutrients.
This process is more expensive and time-consuming as per other methods of fertilizing. This
occurs the damage to the plants if directions of the package are not observed. The plants need
more fertilizers in the foliar fertilization. This process relates to the liquid-based fertilizers. This
fertilization only used in morning and evening hours so it is time-bound fertilizer. In this process,
only a limited nutrient applied at one time. This process increases the possibility of foliar burn.

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References
Buczkowska, H., Michalojc, Z., Konopinska, J., & Kowalik, P. (2015). Content of macro-and
microelements in sweet pepper fruits depending on foliar feeding with calcium. Journal
of Elementology, 20(2).
Rawashdeh, H. M., & Sala, F. (2015). Foliar application with iron as A vital factor of wheat crop
growth, yield quantity and quality: A Review. International Journal of Agricultural
Policy and Research, 3(9), 368-376.

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