Grain Yield and Quality Traits of Durum Wheat (<i>Triticum durum</i> Desf.) Treated with Seaweed- and Humic Acid-Based Biostimulants
The ongoing climate change with increasingly frequent, prolonged drought during the vegetation period is a significant factor affecting production of field crops, including durum wheat (<i>Triticum durum</i> Desf.). One of the approaches to effectively protect plants from drought stress...
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| author | Vladimír Pačuta Marek Rašovský Beata Michalska-Klimczak Zdzislaw Wyszyňski |
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| description | The ongoing climate change with increasingly frequent, prolonged drought during the vegetation period is a significant factor affecting production of field crops, including durum wheat (<i>Triticum durum</i> Desf.). One of the approaches to effectively protect plants from drought stress is the foliar application of bioactive substances and selection of appropriate genetic material for specific location conditions. In this study, the impacts of brown seaweed based and humic substance-based biostimulants were researched. The positive impact of bioactive substances on grain yield has been reported in many studies. However, the impact on quality components is questionable and not well investigated. In this study, a highly significant (α < 0.01) positive impact of bioactive substances on grain yield was confirmed. The highest grain yield was observed on the fertilized variant with humic substances (4.03 t ha<sup>−1</sup>). When compared to control, there was a high statistically significant difference. The biofertilization impact on quality components was weakly positive in most cases, although without statistical significance (α > 0.05). The study included evaluating the interactions biofertilization–weather conditions (BW) and biofertilization–variety (BV). According to the ANOVA results, a highly significant impact in BW on grain yield was found, and in BV, a highly significant impact on protein content, falling number, and gluten content (α < 0.01) and significant impact on grain yield and vitreousness were found (α < 0.05). Correlation analysis among the monitored parameters was performed. The results that we obtained from the multi-annual field research may contribute to sustainable arable farming in areas with a lack of rainfall during vegetation. By foliar application of bioactive substances, we achieved a significant increase in the yield of durum wheat while maintaining or increasing the quality parameters of the grain. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-756fe34f05fc47169bef852840e3a0742023-11-22T01:16:04ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952021-06-01117127010.3390/agronomy11071270Grain Yield and Quality Traits of Durum Wheat (<i>Triticum durum</i> Desf.) Treated with Seaweed- and Humic Acid-Based BiostimulantsVladimír Pačuta0Marek Rašovský1Beata Michalska-Klimczak2Zdzislaw Wyszyňski3Department of Crop Production and Grassland Ecosystems, Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, SlovakiaDepartment of Crop Production and Grassland Ecosystems, Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, SlovakiaDepartment of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, Nowoursynowska 166 st., 02-787 Warsaw, PolandDepartment of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, Nowoursynowska 166 st., 02-787 Warsaw, PolandThe ongoing climate change with increasingly frequent, prolonged drought during the vegetation period is a significant factor affecting production of field crops, including durum wheat (<i>Triticum durum</i> Desf.). One of the approaches to effectively protect plants from drought stress is the foliar application of bioactive substances and selection of appropriate genetic material for specific location conditions. In this study, the impacts of brown seaweed based and humic substance-based biostimulants were researched. The positive impact of bioactive substances on grain yield has been reported in many studies. However, the impact on quality components is questionable and not well investigated. In this study, a highly significant (α < 0.01) positive impact of bioactive substances on grain yield was confirmed. The highest grain yield was observed on the fertilized variant with humic substances (4.03 t ha<sup>−1</sup>). When compared to control, there was a high statistically significant difference. The biofertilization impact on quality components was weakly positive in most cases, although without statistical significance (α > 0.05). The study included evaluating the interactions biofertilization–weather conditions (BW) and biofertilization–variety (BV). According to the ANOVA results, a highly significant impact in BW on grain yield was found, and in BV, a highly significant impact on protein content, falling number, and gluten content (α < 0.01) and significant impact on grain yield and vitreousness were found (α < 0.05). Correlation analysis among the monitored parameters was performed. The results that we obtained from the multi-annual field research may contribute to sustainable arable farming in areas with a lack of rainfall during vegetation. By foliar application of bioactive substances, we achieved a significant increase in the yield of durum wheat while maintaining or increasing the quality parameters of the grain.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/7/1270durum wheatbioactive substancesvarietyweather conditions |
| spellingShingle | Vladimír Pačuta Marek Rašovský Beata Michalska-Klimczak Zdzislaw Wyszyňski Grain Yield and Quality Traits of Durum Wheat (<i>Triticum durum</i> Desf.) Treated with Seaweed- and Humic Acid-Based Biostimulants Agronomy durum wheat bioactive substances variety weather conditions |
| title | Grain Yield and Quality Traits of Durum Wheat (<i>Triticum durum</i> Desf.) Treated with Seaweed- and Humic Acid-Based Biostimulants |
| title_full | Grain Yield and Quality Traits of Durum Wheat (<i>Triticum durum</i> Desf.) Treated with Seaweed- and Humic Acid-Based Biostimulants |
| title_fullStr | Grain Yield and Quality Traits of Durum Wheat (<i>Triticum durum</i> Desf.) Treated with Seaweed- and Humic Acid-Based Biostimulants |
| title_full_unstemmed | Grain Yield and Quality Traits of Durum Wheat (<i>Triticum durum</i> Desf.) Treated with Seaweed- and Humic Acid-Based Biostimulants |
| title_short | Grain Yield and Quality Traits of Durum Wheat (<i>Triticum durum</i> Desf.) Treated with Seaweed- and Humic Acid-Based Biostimulants |
| title_sort | grain yield and quality traits of durum wheat i triticum durum i desf treated with seaweed and humic acid based biostimulants |
| topic | durum wheat bioactive substances variety weather conditions |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/7/1270 |
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