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Enhancing wheat production and quality in alkaline soil: a study on the effectiveness of foliar and soil applied zinc
Cultivation of high-yield varieties and unbalanced fertilization have induced micronutrient deficiency in soils worldwide. Zinc (Zn) is an essential nutrient for plant growth and its deficiency is most common in alkaline and calcareous soils. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of Zn...
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author | Khan, Farhat Ullah Khan, Adnan Anwar Qu, Yuanyuan Zhang, Qi Adnan, Muhammad Fahad, Shah Gul, Fatima Ismail, Muhammad Saud, Shah Hassan, Shah Xu, Xuexuan |
author_facet | Khan, Farhat Ullah Khan, Adnan Anwar Qu, Yuanyuan Zhang, Qi Adnan, Muhammad Fahad, Shah Gul, Fatima Ismail, Muhammad Saud, Shah Hassan, Shah Xu, Xuexuan |
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description | Cultivation of high-yield varieties and unbalanced fertilization have induced micronutrient deficiency in soils worldwide. Zinc (Zn) is an essential nutrient for plant growth and its deficiency is most common in alkaline and calcareous soils. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of Zn applied either alone or in combination with foliar application on the quality and production of wheat grown in alkaline soils. Zn was applied in the form of zinc sulfate (ZnSo(4)) to the soil and as a foliar spray during the sowing and tillering stages, respectively. Results showed that Zn fertilization of wheat, irrespective of modes of application, significantly increased grain and biological yield, grain per spike, and 1,000 grains weight over control; however, its effect was more noticeable when applied as 7.5 kg ha(−1) of soil Zn combined with foliar Zn at 2.5 kg ha(−1). Zn application significantly increased the grain protein content from 9.40% in the control to a maximum of 11.83% at soil Zn of 10 kg ha(−1). Similarly, Zn application improved Zn, phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) concentrations in wheat grains. Moreover, correlation analysis showed that the grain Zn concentration was positively correlated with the grain P concentration. The correlation between P concentration in wheat grains and 1,000 grain weight was not significant. A total of 1,000 grains weight was positively correlated with tillers per plant, grain yield, and biological yield. There were positive correlations between protein content, biological yield, grain yield, and tillers per plant. Therefore, soil-applied Zn + foliar application in alkaline soils with limited Zn availability is crucial for improving wheat yield and grain quality. |
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spelling | pubmed-106293802023-11-08 Enhancing wheat production and quality in alkaline soil: a study on the effectiveness of foliar and soil applied zinc Khan, Farhat Ullah Khan, Adnan Anwar Qu, Yuanyuan Zhang, Qi Adnan, Muhammad Fahad, Shah Gul, Fatima Ismail, Muhammad Saud, Shah Hassan, Shah Xu, Xuexuan PeerJ Agricultural Science Cultivation of high-yield varieties and unbalanced fertilization have induced micronutrient deficiency in soils worldwide. Zinc (Zn) is an essential nutrient for plant growth and its deficiency is most common in alkaline and calcareous soils. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of Zn applied either alone or in combination with foliar application on the quality and production of wheat grown in alkaline soils. Zn was applied in the form of zinc sulfate (ZnSo(4)) to the soil and as a foliar spray during the sowing and tillering stages, respectively. Results showed that Zn fertilization of wheat, irrespective of modes of application, significantly increased grain and biological yield, grain per spike, and 1,000 grains weight over control; however, its effect was more noticeable when applied as 7.5 kg ha(−1) of soil Zn combined with foliar Zn at 2.5 kg ha(−1). Zn application significantly increased the grain protein content from 9.40% in the control to a maximum of 11.83% at soil Zn of 10 kg ha(−1). Similarly, Zn application improved Zn, phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) concentrations in wheat grains. Moreover, correlation analysis showed that the grain Zn concentration was positively correlated with the grain P concentration. The correlation between P concentration in wheat grains and 1,000 grain weight was not significant. A total of 1,000 grains weight was positively correlated with tillers per plant, grain yield, and biological yield. There were positive correlations between protein content, biological yield, grain yield, and tillers per plant. Therefore, soil-applied Zn + foliar application in alkaline soils with limited Zn availability is crucial for improving wheat yield and grain quality. PeerJ Inc. 2023-11-03 /pmc/articles/PMC10629380/ /pubmed/37941932 http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16179 Text en ©2023 Khan et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, reproduction and adaptation in any medium and for any purpose provided that it is properly attributed. For attribution, the original author(s), title, publication source (PeerJ) and either DOI or URL of the article must be cited. |
spellingShingle | Agricultural Science Khan, Farhat Ullah Khan, Adnan Anwar Qu, Yuanyuan Zhang, Qi Adnan, Muhammad Fahad, Shah Gul, Fatima Ismail, Muhammad Saud, Shah Hassan, Shah Xu, Xuexuan Enhancing wheat production and quality in alkaline soil: a study on the effectiveness of foliar and soil applied zinc |
title | Enhancing wheat production and quality in alkaline soil: a study on the effectiveness of foliar and soil applied zinc |
title_full | Enhancing wheat production and quality in alkaline soil: a study on the effectiveness of foliar and soil applied zinc |
title_fullStr | Enhancing wheat production and quality in alkaline soil: a study on the effectiveness of foliar and soil applied zinc |
title_full_unstemmed | Enhancing wheat production and quality in alkaline soil: a study on the effectiveness of foliar and soil applied zinc |
title_short | Enhancing wheat production and quality in alkaline soil: a study on the effectiveness of foliar and soil applied zinc |
title_sort | enhancing wheat production and quality in alkaline soil: a study on the effectiveness of foliar and soil applied zinc |
topic | Agricultural Science |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10629380/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37941932 http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16179 |
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