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Table 2 Fertilizer treatments used in the trial

From: Abundance and dispersal of Heteronychus arator (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in maize fields under different fertilizer treatments

Treatment

Fertilizer type

Content

Application rate

Timing of application

Inorganic fertilizer

Yara Mila cereal

23 % N, 10 % P2O5, 5 % K2O, 5 % MgO, 3 % S, and 0.3 % Zn

526 kg YMC/ha

At planting

Yara Vera

46 % N

40 kg N/ha

4 weeks after planting

Yara Mila Java

23 % N, 6 % S

74 kg YMJ/ha

12 weeks After planting

Bio slurry

Bio slurry manure

1.8 % N, 1.5 % P2O5, 1.7 % K2O

8000 kg/ha

At planting

Bio slurry leachate

1.8 % N, 1.5 % P2O5, 1 % K2O

10,000 L/ha

4 weeks after planting

FYM

Farmyard manure

0.8 % N,0.5 % P2O5, 0.7 % K2O

10,000 kg/ha

At planting