Vol. 7, Issue 6 (2019)
Effect of different levels of saline irrigation water on growth, yield, quality and concentration and uptake of macro and micro nutrients of wheat crop
Author(s): Rodda Chandana Devi and JV Polara
Abstract: The response of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to different salinity levels of irrigation water was investigated in a pot experiment at Net House, Junagadh agricultural university, Junagadh during rabi-2017. Saline waters with electrical conductivity values of 2.0, 4.0, 6.0 and 8.0 dS m-1 in completely randomized design (Factorial) replicated three times used for irrigation of wheat. Application of different levels of saline irrigation water produced significant effect on growth, yield attributes and yield, quality, concentration and uptake of nutrients of wheat crop. The maximum plant height, number of tillers per plant, length of main spike, number of spikelets per spike, number of grains per spike, number of grains per spikelet, days to heading and grain and straw yield was observed with EC-2 dS m-1, whereas germination percentage and days to maturity was unaffected by different levels of saline irrigation water. The quality parameters like test weight and protein content were found maximum with the saline irrigation water level of EC-2 dS m-1. The maximum concentration and uptake of the macro (N, P and K) and micro (Fe, Zn, Cu and Mn) nutrients of grain and straw of wheat crop was observed with the EC-2 dS m-1.
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Rodda Chandana Devi, JV Polara. Effect of different levels of saline irrigation water on growth, yield, quality and concentration and uptake of macro and micro nutrients of wheat crop. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(6):1481-1485.
