Usage of iron foliar spray in enhancing the growth and yield of the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum L)
Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: The ideal growth and development of linseed plants depend on receiving the necessary nutrients during the growing season when they are grown. Flax's yield and oil content increase using a foliar spray containing micronutrients. This study aimed to determine how foliar iron (Fe) treatment affected flax yield and its constituents. The experiment was set up at the adoptive research farm Sargodha in a randomized block design and three replicates. At the capsule filling stages and bud initiation of the flax crop, foliar sprays with varying concentrations of Fe (5.5%, 4.5%, 3.5%, 2.5%, 1.5%) and without Fe (control) were administered. Sulphate of iron (Fe) was used as the source of Fe. All treatments resulted in notable enhancements in agronomic characteristics such as grain oil contents, harvest index, biological yield, number of capsule formations, technical stem length, plant height, as well as physiological parameters including fluorescence yield (Ft), quantum yield (YII), photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), electron transport rate (ETR), and chlorophyll contents. The results of this study suggested that the application of 3.5% to flax during the bud initiation and capsule filling stages increases the seed yield, yield attributes, and oil contents. In conclusion, foliar spray of Fe could enhance the yield of linseed crops.
Authors: Aqarab Husnain Gondal, Franklin Ore Areche, Liliana Asunción Sumarriva-Bustinza, Nadia Lys Chávez-Sumarriva, Nelly Olga Zela-Payi, Jesús Manuel More López, José Yovera Saldarriaga, Bertila Liduvina García-Díaz, María Soledad Porras-Roque, Jose Carlos Ayuque-Rojas, Salomón Vivanco Aguilar, David Ruiz Vilchez, Russbelt Yaulilahua-Huacho, Rafael Julian Malpartida Yapias, Abdul Jabbar
Institutions: University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica, National University of Education Enrique Guzmán y Valle, Universidad Científica del Sur, Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, Universidad Nacional Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo, Universidad Nacional del Callao, Jorge Basadre Grohmann National University, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Alto Amazonas, Universidad Autónoma de Ica
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4376609259