scholarly journals Controlling Foliar Blight of Wheat through Nutrient Management and Varietal Selection

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 85-93
Author(s):  
Yuba R. Kandel ◽  
Jaya P. Mahato
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Nutrient Management ◽  
Bipolaris Sorokiniana ◽  
Tan Spot ◽  
Research Station ◽  
Wheat Genotypes ◽  
Nitrogen Levels ◽  
Growing Seasons ◽  
Foliar Blight ◽  
Progress Curve

Helminthosporium leaf blight, a complex of spot blotch caused by Bipolaris  sorokiniana and tan spot caused by Pyrenophora tritici-repentis, is one of   the most important foliar diseases of wheat in Nepal. It appears in almost all wheat growing areas and causes severe yield loss every year. A study was   conducted at Regional Agriculture Research Station (RARS), Tarahara, Sunsari during 2004-05 and 2005-06 wheat growing seasons to elucidate role of nitrogen in wheat genotypes for management of the disease. Field experiment was laid out on split plot design with three replications. Four doses of nitrogen in six different promising genotypes were tested. Nitrogen   levels higher than 50 kg ha-1 significantly reduced disease severity and increased grain yield in all genotypes but there was no significant differences in grain yield in the first year. In the second year, grain yield difference   among the genotypes was significant. Area under disease progress curve(AUDPC) was not significant between two doses 100 and 150 kg ha-1. The wheat genotypes showed different reactions to disease. Genotype BL 2047   had the lowest incidence of disease followed by BL 1887, whereas BL 2217 had the highest incidence of the disease. Genotype BL 2196 produced the highest grain yield (2172 kg ha-1) and the lowest grain yield was obtained in Bhrikuti followed by BL 2089. These results suggested that fertilizer should be applied in soil at balanced dose 100:50:50 N:P2O5:K2O kg ha-1. Growing relatively resistant genotypes with the balance dose of fertilizers can reduce foliar blight severity in wheat.Nepal Agric. Res. J. Vol. 9, 2009, pp. 85-93DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/narj.v9i0.11645

scholarly journals Effect of Stem Rust Infection on Grain Yield and Yield Components of Some Wheat Cultivars in Egypt

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 171-178
Author(s):  
Mamdouh A. Asmmawy ◽  
Walid M. El-Orabey ◽  
Mohamed Nazim ◽  
Atef A. Shahin
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Disease Severity ◽  
Stem Rust ◽  
Wheat Cultivar ◽  
Adult Plant ◽  
Research Station ◽  
Wheat Cultivars ◽  
Yield Losses ◽  
Growing Seasons ◽  
Progress Curve

Stem rust, caused by Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici is an important disease of wheat worldwide. To estimate grain yield losses due to stem rust, replicated experiments including twelve wheat cultivars i.e.  Gemmeiza 7, Gemmeiza 9, Gemmeiza 10, Gemmeiza 11, Sakha 61, Sakha 93, Sakha 94, Sids 12, Sids 13, Giza 168, Misr 1 and Misr 2 were evaluated for adult plant resistance at Sakha Research Station, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt during 2011/12 and 2012/13 growing seasons. The field experiment was surrounded by spreader area of highly susceptible varieties i.e. Morroco and Max inoculated with a mixture of stem rust races as a source of inoculum. Disease severity was recorded each 10 days and area under disease progress curve (AUDPC) was estimated and ranged from 100 to 475 in 2011/12 and 100 to 750 in 2012/13. It was found that, yield losses ranged between 2.47 % in the wheat cultivar Misr 2 to 6.29 % in the wheat cultivar Sids 12 during 2011/12, while during 2012/13 ranged from 1.96 % in the wheat cultivar Gemmeiza 7 to      8.21 % in the wheat cultivar Misr 1. High correlation was found between yield losses with disease severity and AUDPC.

scholarly journals Evaluation of CIMMYT Wheat Lines under Egyptian Field Conditions to Identify New Sources of Resistance to Leaf Rust

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-122
Author(s):  
Walid Mohamed El-Orabey ◽  
Hosam Mohamed Awad ◽  
Sabry Ibrahim Shahin ◽  
Yasser Ahmed El-Gohary
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Rust ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Resistance Index ◽  
Leaf Rust Resistance ◽  
Field Conditions ◽  
Research Station ◽  
Sources Of Resistance ◽  
Wheat Genotypes ◽  
Growing Seasons ◽  
Progress Curve

Leaf rust caused by Puccinia triticina Eriks. is a fungal disease of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), which causes considerable yield loss. Host resistance is the most effective and economical method to minimize yield losses caused by leaf rust. The current research was planned to evaluate the response of 93 wheat genotypes lines selected from 716 wheat genotypes delivered to Egypt by International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT). These genotypes were evaluated against leaf rust resistance under field conditions at two locations i.e. Behira governorate (Itay El-Baroud Agricultural Research Station) and Menoufia governorate during three successive growing seasons i.e. 2017/2018, 2018/2019 and 2019/2020. Results of the current study showed that 47 wheat genotypes were resistant and had the lowest values of final rust severity (FRS %), average coefficient of infection (ACI) and area under disease progress curve (AUDPC). Also, these genotypes showed desirable/acceptable relative resistance index (RRI) at the two locations during the three growing seasons of the study. Therefore, we can select these genotypes as resistant lines in the breeding program for the resistance of leaf rust.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Wheat Genotypes in Far Western Hills of Nepal

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 417-422
Author(s):  
Hari Kumar Prasai ◽  
Jiban Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Treatment Effect ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Research Station ◽  
Combined Analysis ◽  
Wheat Genotypes ◽  
Yield Trial ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Year 2013

Coordinated Varietal Trial (CVT) and Advanced Varietal Trial (AVT) of wheat were conducted at Regional Agricultural Research Station,Doti during the year 2012 and 2013. Microplot Yield Trial (MPYT) were conducted during the year 2013. Total 20 genotypes were includedin CVT experiment of both years. Although the difference in grain yield due to genotypes was not found significant during the year 2012, NL1144 recorded the highest grain yield (4309 kg/ha) followed by NL 1140 (4295 kg/ha) and NL 1147 (4165 kg/ha) respectively. But in the year2013, NL 1097 produced the highest grain yield (4641 kg/ha) followed by NL 1135 (4383 kg/ha) and NL 1164 (4283 kg/ha) respectively.Statistically, the difference in grain yield due to genotypes was not found significant in the year 2013. Combined analysis over years was alsocarried out. Out of 20, only 10 genotypes were included in the CVT experiment, which were found similar in both years. Genotypes NL 1097(4079 kg/ha), NL 1140 (3814 kg/ha) and NL 1093 (3773 kg/ha) were found high yielding genotypes for river basin agro-environment of farwestern hills. Statistically, effect of year in tested characters was found significant whereas treatment effect was observed non-significant.Similarly, 20 genotypes of wheat were included in AVT of wheat during the year 2012 and 2013. Out of the genotypes included in AVT duringthe year 2012, KISKADEE No.1recorded the highest grain yield (3824 kg/ha) followed by CHEWINK No. 1 (3643 kg/ha) and WK 2120 (3583kg/ha). Statistically all the tested characters except grain yield were found significantly different due to genotypes. But in the same experimentof the year 2013, WK 2412 genotype recorded the highest grain yield (4407 kg/ha) followed by WK 2411 (4329 kg/ha) and Munal-1 (4054kg/ha). Statistically the difference in grain yield and other tested characters were found significantly different. Due to dissimilarity in the testedgenotypes we could not carry-out the combined analysis over years. Total 30 genotypes were included in the MPYT experiment of the year2013. Genotype WK 2272 recorded the highest grain yield (6080 kg/ha) followed by the genotypes WK 2274 (5152 kg/ha) and WK 2278(4480 kg/ha) respectively. Statistically, the difference in grain yield and other tested characters were found significantly different due togenotypes.Int J Appl Sci Biotechnol, Vol 3(3): 417-422

scholarly journals Response of the Most Promising Wheat Genotypes with Different Nitrogen Levels

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 489-497
Author(s):  
N. Rawal ◽  
D. Chalise ◽  
N. Khatri
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
First Year ◽  
Wheat Genotypes ◽  
Ecological Zones ◽  
Nitrogen Levels ◽  
Silty Loam ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Plot Design

Field experiments were conducted during winter seasons of 2013 and 2014 on the alkaline and silty loam soils of NWRP, Bhairahawa to study the interaction of the most promising wheat genotypes with different nitrogen levels under different agro-ecological zones and recommend the appropriate dose of nitrogen for newly released varieties. The experiment was laid out in split plot design: four nitrogen levels (0, 50, 100 and 150 kg/ha) as a whole plot and six wheat genotypes (BL 3623, BL 3629, BL 3872, NL 1008, NL 1055 and Vijay) as a sub-plot which were replicated three times. There was significant effect of varieties and nitrogen levels on plant height, number of spikes, thousand grain weight and grain yield in both the years. In first year, the highest grain yield of 3.35 t/ha was obtained from the application of nitrogen @ 150 kg/ha with the genotype BL 3872 which is followed by the genotypes BL 3623 (3.15 ton/ha) and NL 1055 (3.05 ton/ha). Similarly in second year, the genotype NL 1055 gave the highest grain yield of 4.01 ton/ha followed by genotypes BL 3629 (3.83 ton/ha) and BL 3623 (3.81 ton/ha) from the application of nitrogen @ 150 kg/ha. Based on two years results, it can be concluded that N was a limiting factor in the productivity of wheat. Nitrogen @ 150 kg per ha produced higher yield and yield attributing characters. Similarly, the wheat genotypes NL 1055, BL 3629, BL 3623 and BL 3872 were superior among the genotypes.

scholarly journals Phenotypic and Physiological Evaluation of Wheat Genotypes under Non-Saline and Saline Soil Conditions

2021 ◽  
pp. 29-43
Author(s):  
Hamada Amer ◽  
Mohamed Z. Dakroury ◽  
Ibrahim S. El Basyoni ◽  
Hanaa M. Abouzied
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Saline Soil ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Soil Conditions ◽  
Salt Tolerant ◽  
Wheat Genotypes ◽  
Growing Seasons ◽  
Randomized Complete Block Design ◽  
Salinity Levels ◽  
Physiological Evaluation

This study was conducted to assess the effect of soil salinity on leaf area (LA), the number of days to flowering (DF), plant height (PH), and grain yield. Overall, 60 wheat genotypes were used, including 49 CIMMYT elite lines and 11 commercially grown Egyptian wheat cultivars. During two growing seasons (2017 and 2018), the genotypes were grown in non-saline (S0) and saline (S1) soils. A randomized complete block design with three replicates was used in a split-plot arrangement. Salinity levels were randomly assigned to the main plots, while genotypes were randomly assigned to the subplots. The obtained results showed that the saline soil adversely affected the evaluated genotypes. Furthermore, a highly significant effect of genotypes × salinity was observed on grain yield and its attributed traits. Based on salinity indices results, some of the imported wheat genotypes outperformed the Egyptian cultivars in grain yield under salinity stress conditions. The results further indicated that Sakha-93, C-31, and C-40 were the most salt-tolerant genotypes. The best performing line among the CIMMYT lines was C-31, which recorded the highest grain yield under none-saline and saline soil in the two seasons of study.

scholarly journals Biochar Reduces the Adverse Effect of Saline Water on Soil Properties and Wheat Production Profitability

Agriculture ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1112
Author(s):  
Mohamed E. A. El-sayed ◽  
Mohamed Hazman ◽  
Ayman Gamal Abd El-Rady ◽  
Lal Almas ◽  
Mike McFarland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Irrigation Water ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Saline Water ◽  
Research Station ◽  
Spring Bread Wheat ◽  
Saline Irrigation ◽  
Saline Groundwater ◽  
Wheat Production ◽  
Growing Seasons

The goal of this study is to assess the use of saline groundwater in combination with soil amendments to increase the efficiency of wheat production in new agricultural soil in Egypt. The experiment was conducted during the two consecutive growing seasons, 2019/2020 and 2020/2021, at the Shandaweel Agricultural Research Station, Sohag, Egypt. In this study, plants of Shandaweel 1 spring bread wheat cultivar were grown under the combinations of the two water treatments, i.e., freshwater (307.2 ppm) and saline water (3000 ppm (NaCl + MgCl2)) representing groundwater in Egypt delivered by drip irrigation and the two biochar rates, i.e., zero and 4.8 ton/ha as a soil amendment. The cob corn biochar (CCB) was synthesized by using the slow pyrolysis process (one hour at 350 °C). The results revealed that saline water reduced the grain yield ratio by 8.5%, 11.0%, and 9.7% compared to non-saline water during seasons 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 and over seasons, respectively. Concerning, combined over seasons, the biochar addition enhanced the grain yield by 5.6% and 13.8% compared to non-biochar addition under fresh and saline irrigation water conditions, respectively. Thus, the results indicated and led to a preliminary recommendation that saline groundwater is a viable source of irrigation water and that biochar seemed to alleviate salinity stress on wheat production and in reclaimed soils of Egypt.

scholarly journals Organic Kale and Cereal Rye Grain Production Following a Sunn Hemp Cover Crop

Agronomy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1913
Author(s):  
Ted S. Kornecki ◽  
Kipling S. Balkcom
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Cover Crop ◽  
Soil Surface ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Residue Management ◽  
Research Station ◽  
Fresh Market ◽  
Cereal Rye ◽  
Growing Seasons ◽  
Sunn Hemp

A four-year field experiment was initiated in 2011 at the EV. Smith Research Station, in central Alabama, to determine the effect of sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.) termination methods on organically grown kale (Brassica oleracea, var. acephala L.) for fresh market and cereal rye (Secale cereale L.) for grain. Three different termination methods for the sunn hemp cover crop were chosen: (1) rolling/crimping with an experimental two-stage roller/crimper, (2) rotary mowing, and (3) rotary mowing with incorporation (disking). Kale plots were harvested in the winter and rye plots were harvested in the following spring. Kale plots were fallow from January to June (kept mowed) until planting sunn hemp again across all plots in late spring of the next growing season. Over four growing seasons, average sunn hemp biomass (dry basis) was 10,981 kg ha−1 with plant height of 2.4 m. The average C/N ratio of sunn hemp was 23:1. Sunn hemp biomass amounts differed among growing seasons (from 5589 to 14,720 kg ha−1) due to different weather conditions. Kale yield also varied across growing seasons, with the highest yield of 17,565 kg ha−1 measured in 2012 and the lowest (3915 kg ha−1) in 2014 due to massive weed pressure. Generally, sunn hemp residue management affected kale yield, with greater yields measured for mowed and incorporated residue (15,054 kg ha−1) compared with lower yields for mowed (6758 kg ha−1) and rolled sunn hemp (5559 kg ha−1). Lower yields were related to poor kale seed-to-soil contact (hair pinning) from large amounts of sunn hemp residue on the soil surface. Over four growing seasons, cereal rye grain yield varied among growing seasons, with an average yield of 1358 kg ha−1. Moreover, sunn hemp residue treatments affected grain yield, with greater yields for rolled (1419 kg ha−1) and mowed residue (1467 kg ha−1) compared with a lower yield (1187 kg ha−1) for mowed and incorporated sunn hemp residue.

scholarly journals Genotype by environment interaction analysis of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grain yield under rain-fed conditions in Zambia

2021 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 609-619
Author(s):  
B. Tembo
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Interaction Analysis ◽  
Crop Improvement ◽  
Genotype By Environment Interaction ◽  
Research Station ◽  
Environment Interaction ◽  
Wheat Genotypes ◽  
Lattice Design ◽  
Genotype By Environment

Understanding genotype by environment interaction (GEI) is important for crop improvement because it aids in the recommendation of cultivars and the identification of appropriate production environments. The objective of this study was to determine the magnitude of GEI for the grain yield of wheat grown under rain-fed conditions in Zambia by using the additive main effects and multiplicative interaction (AMMI) model. The study was conducted in 2015/16 at Mutanda Research Station, Mt. Makulu Research Station and Golden Valley Agricultural Research Trust (GART) in Chibombo. During2016/17, the experiment was performed at Mpongwe, Mt. Makulu Research Station and GART Chibombo, Zambia. Fifty-five rain-fed wheat genotypes were evaluated for grain yield in a 5 × 11 alpha lattice design with two replications. Results revealed the presence of significant variation in yield across genotypes, environments, and GEI indicating the differential performance of genotypes across environments. The variance due to the effect of environments was higher than the variances due to genotypes and GEI. The variances ascribed to environments, genotypes, and GEI accounted for 45.79%, 12.96%, and 22.56% of the total variation, respectively. These results indicated that in rain-fed wheat genotypes under study, grain yield was more controlled by the environment than by genetics. AMMI biplot analysis demonstrated that E2 was the main contributor to the GEI given that it was located farthest from the origin. Furthermore, E2 was unstable yet recorded the highest yield. Genotype G47 contributed highly to the GEI sum of squares considering that it was also located far from the origin. Genotypes G12 and G18 were relatively stable because they were situated close to the origin. Their position indicated that they had minimal interaction with the environment. Genotype 47 was the highest-yielding genotype but was unstable, whereas G34 was the lowest-yielding genotype and was unstable.

scholarly journals Potential of Fungal Endophytes to Antagonise Puccinia striiformis Causing Wheat Yellow Rust

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hafiz Arslan Anwaar ◽  
Rashida Perveen ◽  
Muhammad Zeeshan Mansha ◽  
Hafiz Muhammad Aatif ◽  
Zahid Mahmood Sarwar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Disease Severity ◽  
Yellow Rust ◽  
Fungal Endophytes ◽  
Colletotrichum Lindemuthianum ◽  
Wheat Genotypes ◽  
Disease Progress Curve ◽  
Disease Progress ◽  
Progress Curve ◽  
Yield Gain

In this study, we evaluated the potential of fungal endophytes to control yellow rust in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) as endophytes are beneficial microbes and alternate to pesticides for confronting pathogens. The in-vitro efficacy of the fungal endophytes isolated from different desert plants was evaluated and the best four namely Colletotrichum lindemuthianum, Piriformospora indica, Acremonium lolii and Trichoderma viride were selected. Seeds of two susceptible wheat genotypes namely Fareed-06 and Shafaq-06 obtained from screening experiment were inoculated by dipping in four endophytic spore suspensions and were sown using randomized complete block design under factorial arrangement. Data concerning about area under disease progress curve, final disease severity percentage, coefficient of infection,1000- grains weight and grain yield were recorded. Results showed that endophyte P. indica showed significant decrease in final disease severity (FDS) and area under disease progress curve (AUDPC), resultantly 12.2% grain yield gain in rust susceptible wheat genotypes of Fareed-06 and Shafaq-06 followed by the endophytes T. viride, C. lindemuthianum and A. lolii with the grain yield gain of 10.6%, 06.2% and 04.2% respectively. In crux, fungal endophytes are valuable microbes which can be employed to induce tolerance against P. striiformis in yellow rust vulnerable areas for better and sustainable wheat production.

Evaluation of spray nozzles for fungicidal control of tan spot in wheat

2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (7) ◽  
pp. 591
Author(s):  
Juan J. Olivet ◽  
Juana Villalba ◽  
Jorge Volpi
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Spray Deposition ◽  
Tan Spot ◽  
First Year ◽  
Systemic Fungicide ◽  
Pyrenophora Tritici Repentis ◽  
Progress Curve ◽  
Tan Spot Disease ◽  
Extended Range ◽  
And Control

Tan spot, caused by Pyrenophora tritici-repentis (Died.) Drechs, is a serious constraint on wheat yields in the Southern Cone region of South America. A 2-year experiment was conducted to evaluate fungicide deposition, disease development and grain yield. Three spray nozzles were evaluated: an air-induction flat fan (AI), a wide-angle flat fan (TT), and an extended-range flat fan (XR). A systemic fungicide containing azoxystrobin and cyproconazole was used in both years. Tan spot severity and the area under non-green leaf area disease progress curve (AUNGLA) were analysed. There were no significant differences in deposition among nozzles, and no significant interactions between nozzles and leaf layers in the first year. In both years, AUNGLAs were similar for the three nozzles types, and the tan spot severity in untreated plots was significantly higher than in fungicide-applied plots. Grain yield was higher in the fungicide-applied plots, and there were no significant differences among nozzles in both years. Droplet size had no effect on the fungicide’s efficacy for tan spot control in Uruguay across three susceptible wheat cultivars. The use of drift-reducing nozzles and a systemic fungicide in these trials led to satisfactory performance for spray deposition, canopy penetration and control of the tan spot disease of wheat in the same way as expected from conventional nozzles.

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