Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: A field investigation was carried out at Palampur with sixteen treatment combinations consisting of four levels of N (0, 50,100 and150 per cent of recommended dose), two levels of Zn (0 and 10kg ha -1 ) and two levels of B (0 and 1kg ha -1 ) in factorial randomized block design.Highest grain (45.83 q ha -1 ) yield of wheat was recorded under 150 per cent of recommended dose of nitrogen which was 84.8 per cent higher than control.Application of 10kg Zn ha -1 increased the grain yield by 9.7 per cent.Similarly, boron application @ 1 kg ha -1 increased grain yield by 8.1 per cent.In general, application of nitrogen increased the concentrations of N, P, K, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn and B in plants at maximum tillering of wheat.N, K, Mn, Cu and B concentration of wheat at maximum tillering increased with increasing level of nitrogen upto 150% recommended dose of nitrogen.P concentration increased upto 100% dose of nitrogen while Zn and Fe concentration increased upto 50% recommended dose of nitrogen.Application of Zn @ 10kg ha -1 resulted in increased N, K, Zn and B concentrations and decreased Fe, Mn and Cu concentrations.P concentration in plants of wheat at maximum tillering was not affected significantly due to Zn application over no Zn application.Boron @ 1kg ha -1 significantly increased N, P, K, Zn and B concentrations at maximum tillering of wheat.
Author: Rana SS
Language: English
Subfield: Soil Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2773668400