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Response of Wheat to Application of Zing

M. Giasuddin. Miah
On Farm Research Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Joydebpur. Gazipur.

M. H. Mondal
On Farm Research Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Joydebpur. Gazipur.

M. S. Islam
On Farm Research Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Joydebpur. Gazipur.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

An experiment was conducted in the Grey Terrace Soil (Series : Chhiatti) of the Bangladesh Agricultural Research institute Farm, Joydebpur Gazipur in 1985-86 under irrigated condition to determine the effect ot two levels of Zn as soil and foliar application on the yield and yield components of a wheat variety Balaka. It was found that application of Zn significantly increased yield whereas, non significant difference was observed between the methods of application (soil and foliar) and the doses (6 and 10 kg/ha) of Zn.

Keywords: Foliar, Soil application, Wheat, Zinc

Location: Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute Farm, Joydebpur, Gazipur

Start Date: 00-11-1985

End Date: 00-03-1986

Program Area: Crop-Soil-Water Management

Commodity: Wheat

Objectives:

To determine the comparative efficiency of soil and foliar application of Zn on wheat.

Methodology:

The experiment was conducted at the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute Farm, Joydebpur, Gazipur, during the period from November, 1985 to March, 1986 with the wheat variety, Balaka. The soil of the experiment plot was silty clay belonging to Grey Terrace Soils with pH 6.5. Available P, S and Zn were 8.0, 14.0 and 2 0 µg/ml, respectively while exchangeable K was 0.19 meg/100 ml. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design with three replications. The unit plot size was 5X4m. There were eight treatment combinations comprising different methods and doses of Zn application. Nitrogen, P, K, S and Zn were applied as urea, triple superphosphate, muriate of potash, gypsum and zinc sulphate, respectively. Since, zinc was applied as ZnS0₄, some sulphur was automatically added. To identify the individual effect of Zinc, the last two treatments containing 5 and 10 kg Zn equivalent amount of S were added . Data on different yield components were coIIected from 10 randomly selected plants. From each plot, the grain and straw yields were measured from four randomly selected spots of 1 m² size in each plot which were then converted to kg/ha. The data were statistically analysed.

Source of Information: Bangladesh J. Agri, Sci, 19 (1): 1-4, January 1992

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Achievement/Findings:

Maximum grain and straw yields were found with soil-applied Zn irrespective of doses. It is therefore suggested that the application of 5 kg soil applied Zn/ha will produce better grain and straw yields of wheat under irrigated condition in Grey Terrace Soils of Joydabpur,

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