IMPACT OF VITAL UREA (SULFUR-COATED UREA) AND PLAIN UREA WITH SULFUR ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF WHEAT

IMPACT OF VITAL UREA (SULFUR-COATED UREA) AND PLAIN UREA WITH SULFUR ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF WHEAT

Authors

  • Tehmina Anjum
  • Ahmad Umair
  • Zill-e-Huma Aftab Department of Plant Pathology, University of the Punjab
  • Waheed Akram
  • Sumera Akram
  • Muhammad Shahid Saleem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46662/plantarum.v6i2.113

Abstract

The losses of nitrogen in intense cropping regions are of huge concern for growers due to ammonia volatilization
leading to waste of resources and contamination in environment. In recent years sulfur has acquired significant
importance in balanced crop nutrition. It has been observed that sulfur effectively decrease volatilization and increase
the use efficiency of nitrogen reducing the losses of nitrogen. Therefore, a field experiment was designed to compare
the yield outcomes by assessing the impact of ScU and N=SCU N on growth of the crop. These results were analyzed
by evaluating the effects of treatments on the key yield parameters such as grain weight, number of tillers and total
grain yield to quantify the improvements facilitated by ScU in comparison to the conventional urea products. The
results were statistically analyzed using Fisher's analysis of variance technique. The treatments were compared using
the HSD Tukey's test at a 5% probability level. The treatment labeled Sulfur-coated Urea (ScU) demonstrated the
significantly highest number of grains per spike (55), a 1000 grain weight of (42.70 g) and a grain yield of (4.30 t ha1). On the other hand, the control treatment displayed relatively lower numbers of grains per spike (51), a 1000 grain
weight of (32.88 g), and a grain yield of (3.15 t ha-1). The proposed study was planned for growth and yield
enhancement in wheat under different nutrient conditions.

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Published

2024-12-10