Effect of foliar application of zinc, mg and urea on growth, yield and economics of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) crop

Abstract

Field experiment was conducted at farmers filed was conducted during Rabi season of 2022-23 on Integrated Farming System. The experiment was laid out in the Randomized Block Design (RBD) with 9 treatments. The treatments were T1 -RDF (120: 60: 60 NPK kg ha-1), T2 -75% RDF, T3 -50% RDF, T4 -75% RDF + Zinc + Urea Foliar spraying, T5 –75% RDF + + Zinc +Mg+ Urea Foliar spraying, T6 -50% RDF + Zinc + Urea Foliar spraying, T7 -50% RDF + +Zinc +Mg+ Urea Foliar spraying, T8 –5 t FYM+ Zinc + Urea Foliar spraying, T9- 5t FYM+ Zinc +Mg+ Urea Foliar spraying replicated thrice respectively. Variety DBW-187 of wheat was sowing on 23th November, 2022 and 20th November 2023 from the result it can be concluded that growth factors viz. Plant Height at Maturity (cm), No. effective tillers plant-1, length of spike (cm) and yield attributing character viz. number of grain spike-1, number of spikelet spike-1, Number of Grain/spike, Test weight (g) and Yield (q/ha) of wheat was recorded in highest in treatment T5- 75%RDF + Zinc +Mg+ Urea Foliar spraying. The highest grain yield (45.47 q ha-1) was recorded in treatment T5- 75% RDF + Zinc +Mg+ Urea Foliar spraying, whereas the lowest grain, straw and biological yield recorded in treatment T3 -50% RDF.