Abstract
The present study titled “Influence of boron and iron applications on growth components, yield and yield components of wheat crop in Himachal Pradesh” was conducted during the Rabi season of 2023-2024 at the Research Farm of the School of Agriculture, Abhilashi University, Mandi (H.P.). The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design with eight treatments; each replicated three times. The treatments were: T₁ - Control (no fertilizer), T₂ - 100% recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF), T₃ - 100% RDF + 10 kg ha-1 boron, T₄ - 100% RDF + 20 kg ha-1 iron, T₅ - 75% RDF + 10 kg ha-1 boron, T₆ - 75% RDF + 20 kg ha-1 iron, T₇ - 100% RDF + 10 kg ha-1 boron + 20 kg ha-1 iron, and T₈ - 75% RDF + 10 kg ha-1 boron + 20 kg ha-1. The soils of the investigation field were moderately acidic in reaction, medium in electrical conductivity, low in organic carbon, available nitrogen, phosphorus and medium in potassium before the experimentation was started. The results showed that adding iron and boron along with RDF variation i.e., 100% & 75% significantly improved growth and yield of wheat compared to the control. The highest number of tillers, dry matter accumulation, and plant height were recorded under treatment T₇, which was statically at par with treatment T8. Yield attributes like effective tillers, spike length, grains per spike, grain yield, straw yield, and biological yield were also maximum under T₇. However, test weight and harvest index were not significantly affected by the treatments. The study found that the application of iron and boron together considerably boosts a variety of growth characteristics, yield attributes and yield in the wheat plant. Finally, the findings of this study also demonstrated the significance of iron and boron in enhancing grain output, and a thorough, large-scale investigation is a good goal for raising grain yield in cereals.
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Before experimentation, field soils were moderately acidic, medium in electrical conductivity and low in organic carbon.
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e0“The soils of the investigation field were moderately acidic in reaction, medium in electrical conductivity, low in organic carbon, available nitrogen, phosphorus and medium in potassium before the experimentation was started.”
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Before experimentation, soils were low in available nitrogen and phosphorus and medium in potassium.
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- available nitrogen, phosphorus and medium in potassiume0
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- low in organic carbon, available nitrogen, phosphoruse0
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e0“The soils of the investigation field were moderately acidic in reaction, medium in electrical conductivity, low in organic carbon, available nitrogen, phosphorus and medium in potassium before the experimentation was started.”
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Adding iron and boron with 100% or 75% RDF significantly improved wheat growth and yield relative to control.
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- wheat
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- adding iron and boron along with RDF variation i.e., 100% & 75%e0
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- growth and yielde0
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- improvede0
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- controle0
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e0“The results showed that adding iron and boron along with RDF variation i.e., 100% & 75% significantly improved growth and yield of wheat compared to the control.”
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T₇ produced the highest tiller number, dry matter accumulation and plant height, statistically at par with T8.
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- wheatTriticum aestivumt0
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- T₇e0
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- number of tillers, dry matter accumulation, and plant heighte0
- Direction
- higheste0
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- T8e0
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e0“The highest number of tillers, dry matter accumulation, and plant height were recorded under treatment T₇, which was statically at par with treatment T8.”
t0“wheat”
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Effective tillers, spike length and grains per spike were maximum under T₇.
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- wheatTriticum aestivumt0
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- T₇e0
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- effective tillers, spike length, grains per spikee0
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- maximume0
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e0“Yield attributes like effective tillers, spike length, grains per spike, grain yield, straw yield, and biological yield were also maximum under T₇.”
t0“wheat”
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Grain, straw and biological yields were maximum under T₇.
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- wheatTriticum aestivumt0
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- T₇e0
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- grain yield, straw yield, and biological yielde0
- Direction
- maximume0
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e0“Yield attributes like effective tillers, spike length, grains per spike, grain yield, straw yield, and biological yield were also maximum under T₇.”
t0“wheat”
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Treatments did not significantly affect test weight or harvest index.
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- wheatTriticum aestivumt0
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- treatmentse0
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- test weight and harvest indexe0
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e0“However, test weight and harvest index were not significantly affected by the treatments.”
t0“wheat”
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The authors recommend thorough large-scale investigation to raise cereal grain yield.
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e0“a thorough, large-scale investigation is a good goal for raising grain yield in cereals.”
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