Coapplication of Chicken Litter Biochar and Urea Only to Improve Nutrients Use Efficiency and Yield of Oryza sativa L. Cultivation on a Tropical Acid Soil
Table 2
Fertilization schedule recommended by Muda Agricultural Development Authority, 2013, and the equivalent rates used in the pot trial.
Local rice variety MR219, 105 to 111 days to maturity
Plant growth stages
Early tillering growth
Active growth
Formation of stalk
Grain filling
Days after transplanting
15 to 20
35 to 40
50 to 55
70 to 75
Fertilizer type
Mixture fertilizers (Government aid)
Urea (Government aid)
Additional substance of fertilizer 12:12:17:2MgO + TE
Additional substance of fertilizer 12:12:17:2MgO + TE