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Evaluating the Effect of Zinc Application Methods on Growth and Yield of Wheat Cultivars

Muhammad Ilyas1,2*, Imran Khan2*, Muhammad Umer Chattha2, Muhammad Umair Hassan2, Muhammad Zain3, Wajid Farhad4, Sana Ullah1, Ateeq Shah5, Safeer Ahmed6, Bismillah Khan1 and Muhammad Adeel1

1University College of Dera Murad Jamali Naseerabad (LUAWMS)-80700, Pakistan; 2Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-38040, Pakistan; 3Key Laboratory of Crop Water Use and Regulation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Farmland Irrigation Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Science (CAAS), Xinxiang, Henan 453003, PR China; 4Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences-90150, Pakistan; 5Department of Plant Science, McGill University, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada; 6Department of Horticulture, Balochistan Agriculture College Quetta-87100, Pakistan.

 

Figure 1:

The outcome of various techniques of zinc application on leaf area index (LAI) (a), (b), (c) and crop growth rate (g day-1 m-2) (d), (e), (f) of different wheat cultivars. T0= Control, T1= Seed Priming @ 0.4 % Zn sol., T2= Soil Application @ 40 kg ZnSO4.H2O ha-1 at first irrigation., T3= Foliar Application @ 0.5 % Zn sol., T4= Seed Priming @ 0.4 % Zn sol. + Soil Application @ 40 kg ZnSO4.H2O ha-1 at first irrigation + Foliar Application @ 0.5 % Zn sol.

Journal of Innovative Sciences

December

Vol.9, Iss.2, Pages 192-241

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