Table 4 Agro-climatic zone (ACZs) wise N, P, K, and Zn fertilizers’ application rate in transplanted rice fields.

From: Evaluation and refinement of zinc management options for field-specific nutrient management in eastern India

Nutrient

Season

Year

Treatment

Nutrient rate (kg ha−1)

East and south eastern coastal plain

North eastern coastal plain

Northwestern plateau

Western central land

Total Na

Kharif

2018

RCMTC (T1)

114.2***

114.8ns

102.4ns

139.2ns

RCMTZ1/2n (T2)

105.2

121.9

105.3

124.4

RCMTZn (T3)

112.4

122.9

113.8

125.3

RCMTZ1/2t (T4)

119.2

116.5

113.7

124.6

RCMTZt (T5)

118.5

117.1

112.7

117.8

2019

RCMTC (T1)

118.1ns

123.6ns

119.5ns

127.5ns

RCMTZ1/2n (T2)

116.7

131.5

126.6

129.3

RCMTZn (T3)

117.8

132.5

128.1

129.5

RCMTZ1/2t (T4)

115.7

136.1

123.8

136.3

RCMTZt (T5)

116.8

133.6

130.2

132.9

Rabi

2018–2019

RCMTC (T1)

105.9ns

113.5ns

104.4ns

118.5ns

RCMTZ1/2n (T2)

106.2

116.6

99.3

95.2

RCMTZn (T3)

103.0

106.8

73.2

118.7

RCMTZ1/2t (T4)

105.1

117.1

109.5

118.7

RCMTZt (T5)

89.9

113.5

110.8

117.4

2019–2020

RCMTC (T1)

107.5ns

116.1ns

117.3ns

119.7ns

RCMTZ1/2n (T2)

104.6

117.7

121.3

121.3

RCMTZn (T3)

105.8

118.1

124.7

126.2

RCMTZ1/2t (T4)

106.6

113.5

124.8

123.2

RCMTZt (T5)

103.4

127.9

128.3

127.4

P2O5a

Kharif

2018

RCMTC (T1)

25.9**

32.2ns

23.0ns

32.6ns

RCMTZ1/2n (T2)

22.2

34.1

22.5

26.9

RCMTZn (T3)

29.6

38.3

24.5

25.5

RCMTZ1/2t (T4)

28.6

30.7

25.8

29.4

RCMTZt (T5)

30.7

31.8

24.1

26.8

2019

RCMTC (T1)

24.2ns

26.8ns

24.5ns

26.3ns

RCMTZ1/2n (T2)

27.6

28.3

26.5

27.2

RCMTZn (T3)

25.9

31.6

31.4

32.4

RCMTZ1/2t (T4)

28.3

33.1

32.1

33.4

RCMTZt (T5)

24.8

32.8

32.8

33.4

Rabi

2018–2019

RCMTC (T1)

29.7ns

31.5ns

25.5ns

31.2ns

RCMTZ1/2n (T2)

27.3

31.0

25.6

23.0

RCMTZn (T3)

24.6

30.6

26.5

31.6

RCMTZ1/2t (T4)

29.6

32.3

28.1

31.6

RCMTZt (T5)

24.2

31.7

27.2

30.6

2019–2020

RCMTC (T1)

25.5**

27.8ns

28.5ns

29.8ns

RCMTZ1/2n (T2)

29.9

32.2

31.1

33.1

RCMTZn (T3)

30.2

32.8

31.8

33.2

RCMTZ1/2t (T4)

27.8

27.6

33.6

35.8

RCMTZt (T5)

23.9

36.0

34.8

35.6

K2Oa

Kharif

2018

RCMTC (T1)

31.6***

41.6ns

25.5*

35.0*

RCMTZ1/2n (T2)

26.2

40.6

27.1

32.5

RCMTZn (T3)

44.5

51.2

29.1

23.3

RCMTZ1/2t (T4)

52.9

42.5

29.8

28.3

RCMTZt (T5)

53.7

35.6

27.3

28.3

2019

RCMTC (T1)

30.0ns

35.0ns

32.3ns

32.5ns

RCMTZ1/2n (T2)

33.0

34.6

34.1

33.3

RCMTZn (T3)

30.0

39.1

36.6

34.1

RCMTZ1/2t (T4)

30.0

47.8

39.8

36.8

RCMTZt (T5)

30.0

46.9

43.2

44.2

Rabi

2018–2019

RCMTC (T1)

32.9ns

35.2ns

31.2ns

41.2ns

RCMTZ1/2n (T2)

32.6

36.4

30.0

30.0

RCMTZn (T3)

32.8

38.6

23.3

41.2

RCMTZ1/2t (T4)

32.4

37.2

35.7

41.2

RCMTZt (T5)

27.7

36.8

30.0

40.0

2019–2020

RCMTC (T1)

33.3ns

36.6ns

35.6ns

34.7ns

RCMTZ1/2n (T2)

33.0

38.4

34.3

36.5

RCMTZn (T3)

31.8

42.5

40.5

39.9

RCMTZ1/2t (T4)

33.6

32.7

36.5

35.3

RCMTZt (T5)

32.1

38.4

39.3

40.1

  1. ns = not significant (P > 0.05); *, **, and *** indicate significance at the 0.05, 0.01, and 0.001 probability levels, respectively, between the groups; a fertilizer was applied.