Ghazanfar Ullah
Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KPK, Pakistan
Ejaz Ahmed Khan
Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KPK, Pakistan
Inayat Ullah Awan
Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KPK, Pakistan
Muhammed Ayyaz Khan
Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KPK, Pakistan
Abdul Aziz Khakwani
Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KPK, Pakistan
Muhammed Safdar Baloch
Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KPK, Pakistan
Qudrat Ullah Khan
Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KPK, Pakistan
Muhammad Saleem Jilani
Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KPK, Pakistan
Kashif Wasim
Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KPK, Pakistan
Sadaf Javeria
Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KPK, Pakistan
Ghulam Jilani
Department of Soil Science, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
ABSTRACT
Fertilizer use efficiency of nitrogen is very low due to various types of losses. This two year field experiment was carried out to investigate the effect of various levels of nitrogen and its application methods on phenology, growth indices and quality of wheat. Fertilizer application methods (broadcast and side-dressing) were placed in the main plots, while nitrogen levels (60, 90, 120, 150, 180 and 210 kg/ha) applied in sub plots. Crop data showed that nitrogen methods had non-significant effect on phenology, physiology and quality parameters. Fertilizer application rates rendered significant effect on various parameters except days to emergence. Nitrogen at 210 kg/ha gave significant increase in the phenological and growth parameters. Leaf area index and leaf area duration were significantly affected by the rate of nitrogen fertilizers. Protein contents were also increased by the application of higher amount of nitrogen. Interaction among application methods and nitrogen levels showed significant variations in net assimilation rate, while crop growth rate remained significant in the second year and protein content had shown significant variation during the first year of study.
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Ghazanfar Ullah, Ejaz Ahmed Khan, Inayat Ullah Awan, Muhammed Ayyaz Khan, Abdul Aziz Khakwani, Muhammed Safdar Baloch, Qudrat Ullah Khan, Muhammad Saleem Jilani, Kashif Wasim, Sadaf Javeria and Ghulam Jilani, 2013. Wheat Response to Application Methods and Levels of Nitrogen Fertilizer: I. Phenology, Growth Indices and Protein Content. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 12: 365-370.
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2013.365.370
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2013.365.370
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2013.365.370
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2013.365.370
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