Effects of foliar applied copper and boron on fungal diseases and rice yield on cultivar MR219

• Main Authors: Liew, Yew Ann, Syed Rastan, Syed Omar, Mohd Hanif, Ahmad Husni, Mior Ahmad, Zainal Abidin, Abdullah, Nur Ashikin Psyquay
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2012
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8243/1/Effects%20of%20Foliar%20Applied%20Copper%20and%20Boron%20on%20Fungal%20Diseases%20and%20Rice%20Yield%20on%20Cultivar%20MR219%20.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8243/; http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JTAS%20Vol.%2035%20(2)%20May.%202012/16%20Pg%20339-349.pdf

Long-term intensive cropping on the same piece of land with high-yielding varieties often exhausts the availability of soil micronutrients. Poor management of plant micronutrients has become a hurdle in the effort to increase rice production in Malaysia. The new rice variety, MR 219, was introduced...