Effect of Micronutrients (Zinc, Iron And Boron) Application on The Yield And Quality of Late Sown Wheat

Shahid Nazeer, Muhammad Sajjad, Tanveer Ahmad, Muhammad Idrees, Arslan Ali, Muhammad Ammar Khurshid, Muhammad Yasir, Muhammad Amjad, Hamza Shahid, Bader Ijaz, Abdul Khaliq

Abstract


A field trial was carried out at University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, during winter 2018-19, for studying the impact of Zn, Fe and B on the productivity and quality of wheat. Experimental design was randomized complete block design having eight treatments and replicated thrice. Recommended dose of fertilizer @120:85:60 NPK kg ha-1 was applied. Zn, Fe and B was applied at the rate of 12, 14 and 3 kg ha-1, respectively. The sources of Zn, Fe and B were ZnSO4, FeSO4 and Borax.All other practices were followed according to standard recommendations. Data was collected and results showed that micronutrients application has significant effect on plant height, spikes plant-1, grains spike-1, 1000-grain weight, grain yield, biological yield and harvest index. Conclusion was that applying micronutrients (Zn, Fe and B) in soil is very useful and effective for obtaining high yield along with high quality of wheat.

Keywords


Wheat; Zinc; Iron; Boron; Yield and quality

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