Contribution of soil and foliar fertilization of nitrogen and sulfur on physiological and quality assessment of wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.)
- 1 Department of Agriculture, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, Pakistan
- 2 Department of Agronomy, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
- 3 Department of Agriculture, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, Pakistan
- 4 Department of Agronomy, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
- 5 Department of Agronomy, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
- 6 Department of Soil Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
- 7 Department of Biotechnology, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, Pakistan
- 8 Department of Environmental Sciences, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, Pakistan
- 9 Department of Environmental Sciences, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, Pakistan
- 10 Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
- 11 Department of Plant Pathology, The University of Agriculture, Mardan Campus, Pakistan
Abstract
Nitrogen and sulfur supplies have a strong influence on the physical characteristics of crop as well as on the quality and quantity of wheat storage proteins, which play an important role in bread-making process. In order to evaluate the contribution of soil and foliar fertilization of nitrogen and sulfur on physiological and quality assessment of wheat, a field trail was carried out having randomized complete block design with four replications and eight different treatments of nitrogen and sulfur combinations were allotted to plots at different growth stages. Results indicated that highest protein content (12.82%), maximum moisture content (10.9%), maximum crop growth rate and maximum absolute growth rate were recorded when the wheat crop was fertilized with T 8 [Nitrogen @ 60 kg · ha -1 at sowing + 40 kg · ha -1 at tillering + 10 kg · ha -1 at anthesis (spray) + 10 kg · ha -1 after anthesis (spray)] + [Sulfur @ 15 kg · ha -1 at sowing + 10 kg · ha -1 at anthesis (spray) + 5 kg · ha -1 after anthesis (spray)], while control practice resulted low moisture content, low protein, minimum crop growth rate and low absolute growth rate. Among physiological components of wheat cultivars, leaf area index was enhanced when fertilization was done with T 5 (Sulfur @ 15 kg · ha -1 at sowing + 10 kg · ha -1 at anthesis + 5 kg · ha -1 after anthesis). In all the recorded observations, concerning experiment wheat cultivar Pirsabaq 2005 showed appreciable response as com pared with other variety (Khyber-87). Thus it is possible to obtain maximum physiological traits as well as bread-making quality of wheat through soil and foliar application of nitrogen and sulfur.
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