International Journal of Bioresource Science
  • Year: 2022
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 1

Influence of zinc and neem coated urea on growth and yield of wheat under Shiwalik foothills of Jammu

  • Author:
  • Meenakshi Attri1,*, Vikas Gupta1, Meenakshi Gupta1, Lalichetti Sagar2, Monika Menia1, Jyoti Sharma1, Monika Banotra1, Sagar Maitra2, Rubby Sandhu3
  • Total Page Count: 7
  • Published Online: Jul 27, 2023
  • Page Number: 39 to 45

1Division of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Technology and Management-Jammu, J&K, India

2Department of Agronomy, M.S. Swaminathan School of Agriculture, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, India

3Division of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Technology and Management, Jammu, J&K, India

*Corresponding author: meenakshiattri418@gmail.com (ORCID ID: 0000-0002-7870-0037)

Online Published on 27 July, 2023.

Abstract

Adoption of an intensive cropping system to meet the food demand of the increasing population requires high input energy. The indiscriminate and imbalanced use of these inorganic fertilizers adversely affected soil health and human well-being besides reduced factor productivity. To overcome this, an experiment was conducted under assured irrigated conditions of humid eco-region of Western Himalayas at Research Farm, Chatha, SKUAST, Jammu, India, during the winter (rabi) season of 2017-18 to study the efficacy of coated urea, including neem coated, zinc coated and neem + zinc coated on growth and productivity of wheat. The soil of the experimental field was sandy clay loam in texture slightly alkaline in reaction (7.42), low in organic carbon, available N, but medium in available P and K. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design (RBD) with eleven treatment combinations, replicated thrice. Different doses of coated urea fertilizers showed a significant effect on the yield of the wheat crop. Application of 100% of Rec. N through ZnCU + Rec. P, K & Zn) showed significantly better growth measured in terms of plant height, dry matter production, leaf area index, crop growth rate, grain, and straw yield, during the study and found at par with an application of 85% of Rec. N through ZnCU + Rec. P, K & Zn, 100% of Rec. N through NCU + ZnCU+ Rec. P, K & Zn, 85% of Rec. N through NCU + ZnCU+ Rec. P, K & Zn and 100% of Rec. N through NCU + Rec. P, K & Zn than other treatments in comparison.

• 100 % of Rec. N through ZnCU + Rec. P, K & Zn was superior in terms of growth and yield parameters of wheat.

• 85% of Rec. N through ZnCU + Rec. P, K & Zn was economical.

Keywords

Wheat, Neem coated urea, Zinc-coated urea, Slow-release fertilizers, Organic carbon, Yield