[{
  "type": "article-journal",
  "title": "EFFECTS OF SOWING DEPTH ON REMOBILIZATION AND TRANSLOCATION OF SEED PHOSPHORUS RESERVES",
  "author": [
    {
      "family": "Nadeem",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Mollier",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "ISPA",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "INRA",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Agro",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "dOrnon",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "France",
      "given": ""
    }
  ],
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [[2018]]
  },
  "container-title": "Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences",
  "ISSN": "1018-7081",
  "volume": "28",
  "issue": "3",
  "page": "934-939",
  "DOI": "NA",
  "abstract": "Sowing depth can affect seedling establishment due to poor remobilization and translocation of seed reserves towards newly growing maize seedling sinks. A pot study was conducted to investigate the relationship between seedling phytomass and phosphorus ( P) source-sink as affected by three sowing depths. Uniform maize seeds were planted in plastic pots at 2, 5 or 8 cm sowing depths and placed in a completely randomized design. Results revealed that seed phytomass, P hydrolysis and P translocation to newly growing sinks were significantly (pd0.05) higher at shallow sowing depths compared to deeper ones. Seed P source was efficiently utilized by seedlings at 2 cm depth due to higher P loading to leaves ( 60%) and roots (3 4%). However, developed seedling sinks at deeper depths caused a significant increase in leaf P concentrations, expressing a poor utilization of P source in terms of seedling phytomass. Results suggested a good relationship of source-sink for P remobilization and translocation at shallow showing depth and sowing seeds at 2 cm depth could results in better source P utilization and healthy crop stand for sustainable agriculture. or deeper depths could result in complete failure of",
  "publisher": "Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum",
  "URL": "https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2018-JAPS-330"
}]