Vol. 12, Issue 3 (2023)

Author(s):
Babu Lal Choudhary, PK Sharma, Mahaveer Prasad Ola, Abhinav and Mahipal Dudwal

Abstract:
An experiment was conducted during rabi season of 2019-20 on “Response of Iron and Zinc on nutrition quality of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)” at Research Farm of Vivekananda Global University, Jaipur, Rajasthan. Results showed that the nutrient contents in grain and straw of wheat was significantly increased due to application of different treatment combinations of zinc and iron. The maximum nitrogen content in grain and straw was obtained with RDF + ZnSO₄ @ 25 kg/ha + FeSO₄ @ 50 kg/ha (Soil application) at RDF + foliar application of ZnSO₄ + FeSO₄ @ 0.5% at tillering stage (40-45 DAS). Similarly maximum phosphors content in grain and straw was obtained with absolute control (No fertilizer + no spray), RDF (120 kg N/ha, 30 kg P2O₅/ha, 40 kg K₂O/ha) and RDF + Water Spray. The maximum zinc content in grain and straw was obtained RDF + ZnSO₄ @ 25 kg/ha (Soil application), RDF + ZnSO₄ @ 0.5% foliar application at tillering stage (40-45 DAS) RDF + ZnSO₄ @ 25 kg ha-¹ (Soil application) + 0.5% foliar application at tillering stage (40-45 DAS). The maximum zinc content in grain and straw was obtained with RDF + FeSO₄ @ 50 kg/ha (Soil application), RDF + FeSO₄ @ 0.5% Foliar application at tillering stage (40-45 DAS) and RDF + FeSO₄ @ 50 kg/ha (Soil application) + 0.5% foliar application at tillering stage (40-45 DAS). The different treatment combinations were responsible for maximum nutrients content in grain as well as straw; however treatment combination showed the maximum nutrient contents in grain also showed maximum in straw.