Exogenous Application of Thiourea for Improving the Productivity and Nutritional Quality of Bread Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.)
Because it is a staple food, sustainable production of wheat is crucial for global food security. Arid and semi-arid regions are worst affected by climate change, which has resulted in poor productivity of different crops, including wheat. To this end, this study aimed to investigate the effect of f...
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| author | Ahmad Sher Xiukang Wang Abdul Sattar Muhammad Ijaz Sami Ul-Allah Muhammad Nasrullah Yamin Bibi Abdul Manaf Sajid Fiaz Abdul Qayyum |
| author_facet | Ahmad Sher Xiukang Wang Abdul Sattar Muhammad Ijaz Sami Ul-Allah Muhammad Nasrullah Yamin Bibi Abdul Manaf Sajid Fiaz Abdul Qayyum |
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| description | Because it is a staple food, sustainable production of wheat is crucial for global food security. Arid and semi-arid regions are worst affected by climate change, which has resulted in poor productivity of different crops, including wheat. To this end, this study aimed to investigate the effect of foliage-applied thiourea on the growth, yield, and nutritional-quality-related traits of bread wheat. The treatments consisted of thiourea levels (control, 500, and 1000 mg L<sup>−1</sup>) factorally combined with two diverse wheat cultivars (Gandam-1 and Galaxy-2013) at different growth stages (tillering, booting, and heading) and was repeated over two years. The analysis of the data shows that thiourea treatments and the cultivars significantly (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.05) affected the growth, nutritional quality traits, and morphological traits, and the interaction of the two factors was also significant. Improvement in productivity and nutritional quality was observed from the application of thiourea in both cultivars. Galaxy-2013 performed best at 1000 mg L<sup>−1</sup> thiourea application for both productivity- and nutritional-quality-related traits at the heading stage. In conclusion, exogenous application of thiourea improves the productivity and nutritional quality of wheat on sandy loam soils in semi-arid regions; however, for wider recommendations, more trials may be conducted across various agro-ecological regions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e5683bbb7cd94242a399fc4c76211b9e2023-11-22T02:59:09ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952021-07-01117143210.3390/agronomy11071432Exogenous Application of Thiourea for Improving the Productivity and Nutritional Quality of Bread Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.)Ahmad Sher0Xiukang Wang1Abdul Sattar2Muhammad Ijaz3Sami Ul-Allah4Muhammad Nasrullah5Yamin Bibi6Abdul Manaf7Sajid Fiaz8Abdul Qayyum9College of Agriculture, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Bahadur Sub-Campus Layyah, Layyah 31200, PakistanCollege of Life Sciences, Yan’an University, Yan’an 716000, ChinaCollege of Agriculture, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Bahadur Sub-Campus Layyah, Layyah 31200, PakistanCollege of Agriculture, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Bahadur Sub-Campus Layyah, Layyah 31200, PakistanCollege of Agriculture, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Bahadur Sub-Campus Layyah, Layyah 31200, PakistanCollege of Agriculture, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Bahadur Sub-Campus Layyah, Layyah 31200, PakistanDepartment of Botany, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi 46000, PakistanDepartment of Agronomy, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi 46000, PakistanDepartment of Plant Breeding & Genetics, The University of Haripur, Haripur 22620, PakistanDepartment of Agronomy, The University of Haripur, Haripur 22620, PakistanBecause it is a staple food, sustainable production of wheat is crucial for global food security. Arid and semi-arid regions are worst affected by climate change, which has resulted in poor productivity of different crops, including wheat. To this end, this study aimed to investigate the effect of foliage-applied thiourea on the growth, yield, and nutritional-quality-related traits of bread wheat. The treatments consisted of thiourea levels (control, 500, and 1000 mg L<sup>−1</sup>) factorally combined with two diverse wheat cultivars (Gandam-1 and Galaxy-2013) at different growth stages (tillering, booting, and heading) and was repeated over two years. The analysis of the data shows that thiourea treatments and the cultivars significantly (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.05) affected the growth, nutritional quality traits, and morphological traits, and the interaction of the two factors was also significant. Improvement in productivity and nutritional quality was observed from the application of thiourea in both cultivars. Galaxy-2013 performed best at 1000 mg L<sup>−1</sup> thiourea application for both productivity- and nutritional-quality-related traits at the heading stage. In conclusion, exogenous application of thiourea improves the productivity and nutritional quality of wheat on sandy loam soils in semi-arid regions; however, for wider recommendations, more trials may be conducted across various agro-ecological regions.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/7/1432thiourea levelsseed yieldnutritional quality traitswheat varieties |
| spellingShingle | Ahmad Sher Xiukang Wang Abdul Sattar Muhammad Ijaz Sami Ul-Allah Muhammad Nasrullah Yamin Bibi Abdul Manaf Sajid Fiaz Abdul Qayyum Exogenous Application of Thiourea for Improving the Productivity and Nutritional Quality of Bread Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) Agronomy thiourea levels seed yield nutritional quality traits wheat varieties |
| title | Exogenous Application of Thiourea for Improving the Productivity and Nutritional Quality of Bread Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) |
| title_full | Exogenous Application of Thiourea for Improving the Productivity and Nutritional Quality of Bread Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) |
| title_fullStr | Exogenous Application of Thiourea for Improving the Productivity and Nutritional Quality of Bread Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exogenous Application of Thiourea for Improving the Productivity and Nutritional Quality of Bread Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) |
| title_short | Exogenous Application of Thiourea for Improving the Productivity and Nutritional Quality of Bread Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) |
| title_sort | exogenous application of thiourea for improving the productivity and nutritional quality of bread wheat i triticum aestivum i l |
| topic | thiourea levels seed yield nutritional quality traits wheat varieties |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/7/1432 |
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