Abstract
A field experiment was conducted during the Rabi season of 2024 at the Research Farm, Abhilashi University, Mandi (H.P.) to examine effect of foliar and soil application of zinc for improving the production and productivity of Wheat in rainfed Rice-Wheat cropping system under mid-hill zone of Himachal Pradesh. Eight treatments were used in the randomized block design trial, which was replicated thrice. The experiment was performed in RBD design with 8 treatment and were replicated thrice. The different treatment combination were T₁ - Control, T₂ - 100% RDN, T₃ - 100% RDN + Soil application of zinc @25 kg ha-1, T₄ - 100% RDN + Soil application of zinc @ 25 kg ha⁻¹ + 1 foliar application of zinc @ 0.5%, T₅ - 100% RDN + Soil application of zinc @ 25 kg ha⁻¹ + 1 foliar application of zinc @ 1%, T₆ - 100% RDN + 2 foliar applications of zinc @ 0.5%, T₇ - 100% RDN + 2 foliar applications of zinc @ 1%, and T₈ - 100% RDN + Soil application of zinc @ 25 kg ha⁻¹ + 1 foliar application of zinc @ 0.5% + 1 foliar application of zinc @ 1%. Treatment T₈ had the greatest values of growth metrics, such as plant height (cm), number of tillers (m-2), and matter accumulation (g m-2), according to the data analysis. Among the other treatments, treatment T8 also produced the highest yield qualities, including the number of effective tillers (m-2), spike length (cm) and number of grains spike-1. Throughout the research, the highest yields (grain yield (q ha⁻¹), straw yield (q ha⁻¹), and biological yield (q ha⁻¹) were all observed under treatment T₈. This was statistically equivalent to treatment T₇, which consisted of two foliar sprays of zinc at 1% and 100% RDN. The test weight (g) and harvest index (%) were not significant. The study revealed that the both foliar and soil application of zinc has improved the growth characteristics, yield attribute and yield of wheat. Finally, the study's findings also demonstrated the significance of zinc in raising grain production, and a thorough, large-scale examination is a good goal for raising grain yield in cereals.
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T₈ gave the greatest plant height, tiller count and matter accumulation.
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e0“Treatment T₈ had the greatest values of growth metrics, such as plant height (cm), number of tillers (m-2), and matter accumulation (g m-2)”
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T8 gave the highest effective tillers, spike length and grains per spike.
- Taxon
- wheatTriticum aestivumt0
- Treatment
- T8e0
- Outcome
- number of effective tillers (m-2), spike length (cm) and number of grains spike-1e0
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t0“productivity of wheat”
e0“treatment T8 also produced the highest yield qualities, including the number of effective tillers (m-2), spike length (cm) and number of grains spike-1”
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T₈ produced the highest grain, straw and biological yields.
- Taxon
- wheatTriticum aestivumt0
- Treatment
- T₈e0
- Outcome
- grain yield (q ha⁻¹), straw yield (q ha⁻¹), and biological yield (q ha⁻¹)e0
- Direction
- higheste0
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t0“productivity of wheat”
e0“highest yields (grain yield (q ha⁻¹), straw yield (q ha⁻¹), and biological yield (q ha⁻¹) were all observed under treatment T₈”
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T₈ yields were statistically equivalent to T₇ yields.
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- wheatTriticum aestivumt0
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- T₈e1
- Outcome
- statistically equivalente0
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- statistically equivalente0
- Comparator
- treatment T₇e0
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t0“productivity of wheat”
e0“This was statistically equivalent to treatment T₇, which consisted of two foliar sprays of zinc at 1% and 100% RDN”
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Test weight and harvest index differences were not significant.
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- wheatTriticum aestivumt0
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- test weight (g) and harvest index (%)e0
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t0“productivity of wheat”
e0“The test weight (g) and harvest index (%) were not significant”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined foliar and soil zinc improved wheat growth, yield attributes and yield.
- Taxon
- wheatTriticum aestivume0
- Treatment
- both foliar and soil application of zince0
- Outcome
- growth characteristics, yield attribute and yielde0
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- improvede0
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e0“both foliar and soil application of zinc has improved the growth characteristics, yield attribute and yield of wheat”
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