Exogenous Application of Zinc Sulphate at Heading Stage of Wheat Improves the Yield and Grain Zinc Biofortification
Wheat is the leading staple food in the world, particularly in developing countries, which lacks a mechanism of zinc absorption; when compared to pulses, more attention is consequently important to be given to the wheat crop. Micronutrient deficiencies and especially zinc deficiency influences one-t...
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| author | Ahmad Sher Bushra Sarwar Abdul Sattar Muhammad Ijaz Sami Ul-Allah Malik Tahir Hayat Abdul Manaf Abdul Qayyum Ahmad Zaheer Javed Iqbal Ahmad El Askary Amal F. Gharib Khadiga Ahmed Ismail Basem H. Elesawy |
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| description | Wheat is the leading staple food in the world, particularly in developing countries, which lacks a mechanism of zinc absorption; when compared to pulses, more attention is consequently important to be given to the wheat crop. Micronutrient deficiencies and especially zinc deficiency influences one-third of the world population. In addition to this, it is also essential for the growth and development of plants and animals. A pot and field experiment was conducted to check the effect of foliar application of zinc sulphate on three different wheat varieties at the same time. Treatment consisted of three zinc levels (control, 4%, 6%) in the form of zinc sulphate (21% Zn) applications were applied on various wheat varieties (Zincol, Fakher-e-Bhakkar, Faisalabad-2008) at different growth stages (tillering, booting and heading). Different zinc levels showed different results on wheat varieties in both experiments. Results revealed that var. Fakher-e-Bhakkar was best at 6% zinc application for more plant height, the number of spikelets, spike length, 100-grain weight, biological and grain yield per plant as compared to other varieties and treatments. Antioxidants and nutritional quality (protein, gluten, starch and zinc contents) showed variable behavior both on wheat varieties and zinc application. It is concluded that Fakher-e-Bhakkar was found to be the most responsive cultivar at 6% zinc application for improvement in growth, yield-related traits and nutritional quality. So it is recommended for achieving maximum yield and yield components and grain zinc contents of wheat under agro-climatic conditions of Layyah, Punjab-Pakistan. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fb400a79a7f74875a9409aca8cf98fb72023-11-30T20:45:25ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952022-03-0112373410.3390/agronomy12030734Exogenous Application of Zinc Sulphate at Heading Stage of Wheat Improves the Yield and Grain Zinc BiofortificationAhmad Sher0Bushra Sarwar1Abdul Sattar2Muhammad Ijaz3Sami Ul-Allah4Malik Tahir Hayat5Abdul Manaf6Abdul Qayyum7Ahmad Zaheer8Javed Iqbal9Ahmad El Askary10Amal F. Gharib11Khadiga Ahmed Ismail12Basem H. Elesawy13College 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, PakistanCollege of Agriculture, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Bahadur Sub-Campus Layyah, Layyah 31200, PakistanDepartment of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, PakistanDepartment of Agronomy, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi 46300, PakistanDepartment of Agronomy, The University of Haripur, Haripur 22620, PakistanQuality Control (QC) Lab, Sayban International (Sayban Group), 62 KM Multan Road, Lahore 54000, PakistanWheat Breeding Section, Barani Agricultural Research Institute, Chakwal 48800, PakistanDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pathology, College of Medicine, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi ArabiaWheat is the leading staple food in the world, particularly in developing countries, which lacks a mechanism of zinc absorption; when compared to pulses, more attention is consequently important to be given to the wheat crop. Micronutrient deficiencies and especially zinc deficiency influences one-third of the world population. In addition to this, it is also essential for the growth and development of plants and animals. A pot and field experiment was conducted to check the effect of foliar application of zinc sulphate on three different wheat varieties at the same time. Treatment consisted of three zinc levels (control, 4%, 6%) in the form of zinc sulphate (21% Zn) applications were applied on various wheat varieties (Zincol, Fakher-e-Bhakkar, Faisalabad-2008) at different growth stages (tillering, booting and heading). Different zinc levels showed different results on wheat varieties in both experiments. Results revealed that var. Fakher-e-Bhakkar was best at 6% zinc application for more plant height, the number of spikelets, spike length, 100-grain weight, biological and grain yield per plant as compared to other varieties and treatments. Antioxidants and nutritional quality (protein, gluten, starch and zinc contents) showed variable behavior both on wheat varieties and zinc application. It is concluded that Fakher-e-Bhakkar was found to be the most responsive cultivar at 6% zinc application for improvement in growth, yield-related traits and nutritional quality. So it is recommended for achieving maximum yield and yield components and grain zinc contents of wheat under agro-climatic conditions of Layyah, Punjab-Pakistan.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/3/734wheat varietieszinc biofortificationseed yieldantioxidantsnutritional quality traits |
| spellingShingle | Ahmad Sher Bushra Sarwar Abdul Sattar Muhammad Ijaz Sami Ul-Allah Malik Tahir Hayat Abdul Manaf Abdul Qayyum Ahmad Zaheer Javed Iqbal Ahmad El Askary Amal F. Gharib Khadiga Ahmed Ismail Basem H. Elesawy Exogenous Application of Zinc Sulphate at Heading Stage of Wheat Improves the Yield and Grain Zinc Biofortification Agronomy wheat varieties zinc biofortification seed yield antioxidants nutritional quality traits |
| title | Exogenous Application of Zinc Sulphate at Heading Stage of Wheat Improves the Yield and Grain Zinc Biofortification |
| title_full | Exogenous Application of Zinc Sulphate at Heading Stage of Wheat Improves the Yield and Grain Zinc Biofortification |
| title_fullStr | Exogenous Application of Zinc Sulphate at Heading Stage of Wheat Improves the Yield and Grain Zinc Biofortification |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exogenous Application of Zinc Sulphate at Heading Stage of Wheat Improves the Yield and Grain Zinc Biofortification |
| title_short | Exogenous Application of Zinc Sulphate at Heading Stage of Wheat Improves the Yield and Grain Zinc Biofortification |
| title_sort | exogenous application of zinc sulphate at heading stage of wheat improves the yield and grain zinc biofortification |
| topic | wheat varieties zinc biofortification seed yield antioxidants nutritional quality traits |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/3/734 |
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