Vol. 12, Issue 8 (2023)

Author(s):
Ajay Kumar, Mukesh Kumar, Vivek, PK Singh, KG Yadav, Yogesh Kumar and Sandeep Kumar Verma

Abstract:
The experiment entitled “Effect of nitrogen fertilizer and Ferti-fortification through zinc and iron on growth and yield attributing characters of wheat (Triticum aestivum)” at the Crop Research Centre of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut, (U.P.) during rabi season of 2021-22 and 2022-23. The experiment comprises of twelve treatments viz. Control, No nitrogen + Soil zinc,No nitrogen + foliar iron (0.5%), No nitrogen + foliar zinc (0.5%), No nitrogen + soil zinc + foliar zinc (0.5%), Recommended nitrogen, Recommended nitrogen + soil zinc, Recommended nitrogen + foliar zinc (0.5%), Recommended nitrogen +foliar iron (0.5%), Recommended nitrogen +foliar iron (1.0%), Recommended nitrogen + soil zinc + foliar iron (0.5%) and Recommended nitrogen + foliar zinc (0.5%) + foliar iron (0.5%) were tested in randomized block design with three replications. The soil of the experimental area was sandy clay loam with low organic matter, available nitrogen, medium in available phosphorus, potassium, zinc, Iron and slightly alkaline in reaction. The result of the experiment revealed that the maximum plant height (98.10 cm & 96.81 cm), number of tillers (321.96 m^-2 & 319.83 m^-2), dry matter accumulation (1255.85 g m^-2 & 1234.05 g m^-2), effective tillers (311.14 m^-2 & 304.04 m^-2), spike length (12.53 cm & 12.26 cm), grains spike^-1(45.68 & 45.06) and test weight (43.89 g & 43.26 g) was recorded with recommended nitrogen + foliar zinc (0.5%) + foliar iron (0.5%) treatments during 2021-22 and 2022-23, respectively.