Effect of different level of irrigation and chitosan on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) growth and yield

Abstract

Drought stress is one of the major abiotic stresses in worldwide that affects plant physiological and yield traits. As per “SAPCC 2014” some part of UP, especially eastern UP will face rise in temperature (3 to 5° C up to 2050) and water scarcity condition. This will have decreased productivity due to drought stress thus a study conducted to evaluate the effect of chitosan on morphology and physiology characteristics of Wheat under different level irrigation for the purpose of an experiment conducted on wheat verity grown under different water stress condition with chitosan applied as a foliar application treat under taken were based on different level of irrigation (100% IR, 80% IR, 60%IR, 40%IR, 20%IR) and Chitosan (100% CHT, 75% CHT, 50% CHT) with over all 20 treatments and three replication with R.B.D result growth and yield observed statically analysed. Result on crop growth and yield under water deficit condition was observed. However, treatment five showed best result but the chitosan treated plant perform better than that of their water deficit result as for as statistical analysis treatment T5 to T10 are showing either non-significant or at par result for all parameter observed and the chitosan treated treatments are giving better result.