Response of rice (Oryza sativa L.) to foliar fertilizer

Abstract

This experiment was conducted to evaluate the impact of foliar fertilizer on the growth and yield parameters of rice, due to the fact that foliar fertilizer utilization is not a common practice in field crop production in Ghana. Eight treatments comprising two (Recommended fertilizer application rate for farmers) and six others which are the foliar fertilizer (Boost Xtra foliar fertilizer) were used. The analyzed results showed significant differences in some growth and yield parameters measured. On the whole, performance of the foliar fertilizer treatments compared with the recommended soil-applied fertilizer treatments was good. Amongst the foliar fertilizer treatments also, application of 150 ml Boost Xtra/15l H 2 O output was better than its other foliar fertilizer treatments. The entire results suggest that it is possible to utilize foliar fertilizer in the cultivation of rice and also the application of foliar fertilizer at a rate of 150 ml Boost Xtra /15l H 2 O either at (basal + panicle initiation) or (basal + panicle initiation + Heading) could be an option for adoption in the cultivation of rice.