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IRRIGATION SCHEDULING OF WHEAT AT DIFFERENT NITROGEN LEVELS IN SEMI-ARID REGION

Muhammad Usman BASHIR , Syed Aftab WAJID , Ashfaq AHMAD , Muhammad AWAIS , Muhammad Aown Sammar Raza , Ghulam Mustafa TAHIR , Umer SAEED , Muhammad Habib Ur REHMAN , Muhammad WAQAS , Shahid ABBAS

Abstract

Appropriate nitrogen and optimum irrigation scheduling ensure economic yield. To access the behavior of development, growth and yield of wheat in response to nitrogen rates (80, 120 and 160 kg ha-1) and irrigation scheduling, an experiment was conducted at Agronomy Research Area, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad using Randomized Complete Block Design in split plot arrangement. It was observed that accumulated thermal time and photo-thermal time derive the crop phenology. Calendar time of growth stages may vary depending upon the prevailing climatic conditions particularly minimum and maximum temperatures. Application of 120 kg ha-1 nitrogen (F2) resulted in maximum LAI (4.21 & 4.73), mean crop growth rate (9.38 & 9.14 g m-2 d -1 ), and grain yield (3100 & 3265 kg ha-1 ). Full irrigation performed better in terms of maximum LAI (4.97 & 5.46), mean CGR (10.89 & 12.66 g m-2 d -1 ) and grain yield (3735 & 4603 kg ha-1 ). Application of 120 kg Nitrogen ha-1 and full irrigation were found to be the best management practices for better growth and to attain maximum grain yield.

Keyword: Growth, Phenology, Triticum aestivum, Yield ,

Effects of Different Water Stress Levels on Biomass Yield and Agronomic Traits of Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) Varieties under Semi-Arid Conditio

Erdal GONULAL, Suleyman SOYLU, Mehmet SAHIN

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted in the Wielkopolska region at the Gorzyń Research Station, Poland (52.34°N, 15.54°E) in Central Europe. The study was conducted over a 3-year period (2017, 2018, 2019) as a two-factorial design with four replications in the RCBD. The aim of the research was to determine the effect of the cultivar (‘Bolero’, ‘Tytan’) and the inoculation (Nitragina–seeds inoculation, Nitroflora I–seeds inoculation, Nitroflora II–soil inoculation, HiStick® Lupin–seeds inoculation) on plant development, seeds chemical composition and yielding of narrow-leaved lupin. The weather conditions and experimental factors significantly influenced on productivity of narrow-leaved lupin ‘Tytan’. Drought during the growing season reduced seeds and protein yields. After inoculation of HiStck the seeds yield was significantly greater by 12.4% (p < 0.01) and the protein yield after application of Nitroflora I or HiStick by 13.9% (p < 0.01) and 19.2% (p < 0.01), respectively. Correlation coefficients showed strong relations between number of pods and seeds per plant in both cultivars regardless of the inoculation variant, however the strongest relations in both cultivar were proved on HiStick treatment.
Keyword: Biological nitrogen fixation, chemical composition, legumes, protein efficiency, yielding