Effect of Nano Potassium and Nano Zinc on Growth and Yield Enhancement in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Abstract

The field experiment was conducted during Rabi season 2022 at experimental field of Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology And Sciences, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. The soil of experimental plot was sandy loam in texture, nearly neutral in soil reaction (pH 7.3), low in organic carbon (0.48%), available nitrogen (230 kg/ha), available phosphorus (13.60 kg/ha) and available potassium (215.4 kg/ha). The treatment consists of 3 levels of Nano potassium 25, 40, 55 ppm and Nano zinc 60, 80, 120 ppm along with control. The experiment was layout in Randomized Block Design with ten treatments each replicated thrice. Higher plant height (93.43 cm), plant dry weight (26.99 g), tillers/running row meter (73.57) and the yield attributes namely spike length (11.93 cm), grains/spike (51.67), spikes/running row meter (62.90), effective tillers/running row meter (60.10), grain yield (6.61 t/ha) and straw yield (8.90 t/ha were obtained highest in the treatment 9 [Nano potassium 55ppm + Nano zinc 120ppm].

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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The highest plant height was 93.43 cm under treatment 9.

Taxon: WheatTriticum aestivumt0
Treatment: Nano potassium 55ppm + Nano zinc 120ppme0
Outcome: plant heighte0
Direction: Highere0
Value: 93.43 cme0

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“Higher plant height (93.43 cm), plant dry weight (26.99 g), tillers/running row meter (73.57) and the yield attributes namely spike length (11.93 cm), grains/spike (51.67), spikes/running row meter (62.90), effective tillers/running row meter (60.10), grain yield (6.61 t/ha) and straw yield (8.90 t/ha were obtained highest in the treatment 9 [Nano potassium 55ppm + Nano zinc 120ppm].”
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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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The highest plant dry weight was 26.99 g under treatment 9.

Taxon: WheatTriticum aestivumt0
Treatment: Nano potassium 55ppm + Nano zinc 120ppme0
Outcome: plant dry weighte0
Direction: higheste0
Value: 26.99 ge0

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“Higher plant height (93.43 cm), plant dry weight (26.99 g), tillers/running row meter (73.57) and the yield attributes namely spike length (11.93 cm), grains/spike (51.67), spikes/running row meter (62.90), effective tillers/running row meter (60.10), grain yield (6.61 t/ha) and straw yield (8.90 t/ha were obtained highest in the treatment 9 [Nano potassium 55ppm + Nano zinc 120ppm].”
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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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The highest tillers per running row meter was 73.57 under treatment 9.

Taxon: WheatTriticum aestivumt0
Treatment: Nano potassium 55ppm + Nano zinc 120ppme0
Outcome: tillers/running row metere0
Direction: higheste0
Value: 73.57e0

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“Higher plant height (93.43 cm), plant dry weight (26.99 g), tillers/running row meter (73.57) and the yield attributes namely spike length (11.93 cm), grains/spike (51.67), spikes/running row meter (62.90), effective tillers/running row meter (60.10), grain yield (6.61 t/ha) and straw yield (8.90 t/ha were obtained highest in the treatment 9 [Nano potassium 55ppm + Nano zinc 120ppm].”
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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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The highest spike length was 11.93 cm under treatment 9.

Taxon: WheatTriticum aestivumt0
Treatment: Nano potassium 55ppm + Nano zinc 120ppme0
Outcome: spike lengthe0
Direction: higheste0
Value: 11.93 cme0

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“Higher plant height (93.43 cm), plant dry weight (26.99 g), tillers/running row meter (73.57) and the yield attributes namely spike length (11.93 cm), grains/spike (51.67), spikes/running row meter (62.90), effective tillers/running row meter (60.10), grain yield (6.61 t/ha) and straw yield (8.90 t/ha were obtained highest in the treatment 9 [Nano potassium 55ppm + Nano zinc 120ppm].”
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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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The highest grains per spike was 51.67 under treatment 9.

Taxon: WheatTriticum aestivumt0
Treatment: Nano potassium 55ppm + Nano zinc 120ppme0
Outcome: grains/spikee0
Direction: higheste0
Value: 51.67e0

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“Higher plant height (93.43 cm), plant dry weight (26.99 g), tillers/running row meter (73.57) and the yield attributes namely spike length (11.93 cm), grains/spike (51.67), spikes/running row meter (62.90), effective tillers/running row meter (60.10), grain yield (6.61 t/ha) and straw yield (8.90 t/ha were obtained highest in the treatment 9 [Nano potassium 55ppm + Nano zinc 120ppm].”
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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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The highest spikes per running row meter was 62.90 under treatment 9.

Taxon: WheatTriticum aestivumt0
Treatment: Nano potassium 55ppm + Nano zinc 120ppme0
Outcome: spikes/running row metere0
Direction: higheste0
Value: 62.90e0

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“Higher plant height (93.43 cm), plant dry weight (26.99 g), tillers/running row meter (73.57) and the yield attributes namely spike length (11.93 cm), grains/spike (51.67), spikes/running row meter (62.90), effective tillers/running row meter (60.10), grain yield (6.61 t/ha) and straw yield (8.90 t/ha were obtained highest in the treatment 9 [Nano potassium 55ppm + Nano zinc 120ppm].”
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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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The highest effective tillers per running row meter was 60.10 under treatment 9.

Taxon: WheatTriticum aestivumt0
Treatment: Nano potassium 55ppm + Nano zinc 120ppme0
Outcome: effective tillers/running row metere0
Direction: higheste0
Value: 60.10e0

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“Higher plant height (93.43 cm), plant dry weight (26.99 g), tillers/running row meter (73.57) and the yield attributes namely spike length (11.93 cm), grains/spike (51.67), spikes/running row meter (62.90), effective tillers/running row meter (60.10), grain yield (6.61 t/ha) and straw yield (8.90 t/ha were obtained highest in the treatment 9 [Nano potassium 55ppm + Nano zinc 120ppm].”
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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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The highest grain yield was 6.61 t/ha under treatment 9.

Taxon: WheatTriticum aestivumt0
Treatment: Nano potassium 55ppm + Nano zinc 120ppme0
Outcome: grain yielde0
Direction: higheste0
Value: 6.61 t/hae0

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“Wheat”
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“Higher plant height (93.43 cm), plant dry weight (26.99 g), tillers/running row meter (73.57) and the yield attributes namely spike length (11.93 cm), grains/spike (51.67), spikes/running row meter (62.90), effective tillers/running row meter (60.10), grain yield (6.61 t/ha) and straw yield (8.90 t/ha were obtained highest in the treatment 9 [Nano potassium 55ppm + Nano zinc 120ppm].”
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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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The highest straw yield was 8.90 t/ha under treatment 9.

Taxon: WheatTriticum aestivumt0
Treatment: Nano potassium 55ppm + Nano zinc 120ppme0
Outcome: straw yielde0
Direction: higheste0
Value: 8.90 t/hae0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

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“Wheat”
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“Higher plant height (93.43 cm), plant dry weight (26.99 g), tillers/running row meter (73.57) and the yield attributes namely spike length (11.93 cm), grains/spike (51.67), spikes/running row meter (62.90), effective tillers/running row meter (60.10), grain yield (6.61 t/ha) and straw yield (8.90 t/ha were obtained highest in the treatment 9 [Nano potassium 55ppm + Nano zinc 120ppm].”
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zinc atom · growth · Triticum aestivum (wheat)Results differ

200 papers: 155 positive, 45 negative or no effect

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no effect
Surfactant with chelated zinc sprays did not cause negative wheat growth effects.
Zinc Mobility in Wheat: Uptake and Distribution of Zinc Applied to Leaves or Roots · 2001
Opposite direction
no effect
Wheat plants with low Mn or low Zn supply showed no growth differences from controls at the three harvests.
Distribution and remobilization of Zn and Mn during grain development in wheat · 1994 · compared with controls (sufficient Zn and Mn)
Opposite directionAbout lacking this nutrient, so it counts the other way round
negative
The 300 Zn treatment decreased shoot and root growth.
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no effect
Zinc application yielded hardly any benefit.
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negative
Zinc inhibited non mycorrhizal wheat root dry yield.
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no effect
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potassium · growth · Triticum aestivum (wheat)Positive and negative results

79 papers: 66 positive, 13 negative or no effect

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negative
Growth was more severely inhibited in high-K+ plants than in low-K+ plants
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Opposite direction
no effect
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Opposite direction
no effect
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nanoparticle · growth · Triticum aestivum (wheat)Positive and negative results

168 papers: 146 positive, 22 negative or no effect

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negative
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Opposite direction
negative
High nanoparticle concentrations decreased root and shoot fresh weight.
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no effect
Camphor nanoemulsion had no reported effect on seed germination or seedling growth.
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potassium · yield · Triticum aestivum (wheat)Positive and negative results

257 papers: 227 positive, 30 negative or no effect

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negative
NK reduced yield to near the unfertilized control level.
Effects of Long-Term Fertilization on Leaf Photosynthetic Characteristics and Grain Yield in Winter Wheat · 2004 · compared with no fertilizer
Opposite direction
no effect
Nano-N with 75% conventional N gave wheat and maize grain yield at par with full conventional fertilizer.
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Opposite direction
no effect
Incorporating P and K into the subsoil did not further change wheat yield.
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negative
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Opposite direction
negative
Nitrogen fertilizer treatments showed significant annual wheat yield declines of 76 to 114 kg ha−1 yr−1.
Effects of Inorganic Fertilizer Inputs on Grain Yields and Soil Properties in a Long‐Term Wheat–Corn Cropping System in South China · 2008
Opposite direction
negative
Wheat yield declined by 84.7 kg/ha/yr under NP fertilization
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