scholarly journals Foliar application of boron improved the yield and quality of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in a calcareous field

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-66
Author(s):  
Muhammad Abdullah Saleem ◽  
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Muhammad Tahir ◽  
Taseer Ahmad ◽  
Muhammad Naveed Tahir ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-66
Author(s):  
Muhammad Abdullah Saleem ◽  
◽  
Muhammad Tahir ◽  
Taseer Ahmad ◽  
Muhammad Naveed Tahir ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 326-331
Author(s):  
M. Singh ◽  
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K.S. Sandhu ◽  

Aim: To determine the impact of soil and foliar application of ZnSO4.7H2O at late stages of wheat as heading initiation (5% ear formation), 100% heading (complete ear formation) and heading initiation and 100% heading along with recommended dose of fertilizer on growth, yield and quality of zero till wheat. Methodology: The field experiment was conducted on zero till wheat. The treatments consisted of control (no Zn), soil application of 12.5, 25, 37.5, 50 kg ha-1 ZnSO4.7H2O and foliar application of 0.5% Zn as one spray at heading initiation (5% ear formation), one spray at 100% heading (complete ear formation) and two sprays at heading initiation and 100% heading with recommended dose of fertilizer. These treatments were evaluated in RBD with three replications. Results: Soil application of 50, 37.5 and 25 kg Zn ha-1 with two foliar sprays of 0.5% at heading initiation (5% ear formation) and 100% heading (complete ear formation) stages gave significantly higher average grain and straw yield and Zn concentration in grain than other treatments, including control. Interpretation: Enhanced application of Zn as soil and foliar application ameliorates soil Zn deficiency and increases protein content in grains, which might influence the quality and yield of zero tilled wheat. Key words: Foliar spray, Grain yield, Wheat, Zinc


2013 ◽  
Vol 59 (No. 7) ◽  
pp. 316-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Germ ◽  
P. Pongrac ◽  
M. Regvar ◽  
K. Vogel-Mikuš ◽  
V. Stibilj ◽  
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Optimisation of the concentrations of essential mineral elements in staple grain diet and reduction in non-essential and potentially toxic elements would considerably alleviate mineral malnutrition and improve the health of humans. Here, wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) plants were biofortified with Zn and/or Se to determine the changes across 36 elements in the grain. The element concentrations were determined by multielemental k<sub>0</sub>-instrumental neutron activation analysis (k<sub>0</sub>-INAA). In comparison to grain from non-biofortified plants, Zn fertilisation increased the grain Zn, Ca, and Mo concentrations, whereas the foliar application of Se only increased the grain Se concentrations. Double biofortification (combined Zn fertilisation and foliar Se) was more effective for the increased Se concentrations in the grain, in comparison to the Se-only biofortified plants, with the grain Zn, Ca and Mo concentrations remained at the same levels as those for the Zn-only biofortified plants. Except for Ba, Br and Rb, the concentrations of the elements analysed were below the detection limits. Double biofortification might be a feasible strategy to efficiently coordinate the mineral quality of wheat grain, although the considerable concentrations of other essential and non-essential elements should not be neglected.


Author(s):  
Krzysztof Jankowski ◽  
Krzysztof Jankowski ◽  
Piotr Stanisław Hulanicki ◽  
Mateusz Sokólski ◽  
Bogdan Dubis ◽  
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