Abstract
Twofield experiments were conducted at the Experimental Farm of Faculty ofAgriculture (Saba- Basha), Abess Region, Alexandria University, Egypt, duringtwo seasons of 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 to study the response of some wheatcultivars to mineral and nano- fertilization. The experimental design wassplit- split plot system with three replicates. The main plots were occupied bythe three soil mineral fertilizer NPK treatments at therate of “100, 75, and 50%”. While,sub-plots contain three foliar application of nanofertilizer NPK fertilizertreatments “100, 75 and 50%”. Meanwhile, the four wheat cultivars “Sakha 93,Gemmeiza 11, AL-Rasheed and Abu Ghareb” are distributed at random in sub-subplots. plant height, spike length (cm), number of spikes/m2,number of spikelets /spike, number of grains/spike, 1000-grains weight (g),grain yield, straw yield (t/ha.), harvest index (HI %) and protein content wererecorded in both seasons. The obtained results revealed that fertilized wheatcultivar Sakha 93 by 75 % soil application of mineral fertilization by NPK withfoliar application of Nano- fertilizers (NPK) increased yield and itscomponents of the wheatcrop under theenvironmental conditions of Alexandria Governorate.
Highlights
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is one of the most important cereal crops in the world
Wheat cultivation in Egypt is about 1.3 million ha and the average yield of wheat reached about 6.6 t/ha
This study aimed to investigate the response of four wheat cultivar to mineral and nano- fertilization
Summary
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is one of the most important cereal crops in the world. It is the main food for more than one-third of the world population; it contributes more calories and protein in the world diet than any other food crops. The government in Egypt aimed to face the human needs. In this respect, it can be increased the wheat production by horizontal and vertical extension. Wheat cultivation in Egypt is about 1.3 million ha and the average yield of wheat reached about 6.6 t/ha. The cultivated area in the World reached about 220.1 million ha with an average of 3.4 t/ha (FAO, 2016)
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