Effect of precision nitrogen management on yield and nitrogen use efficiency in different varieties of wheat (Triticum aestivum)

VISHAL TYAGI; R K SINGH; MONA NAGARGADE

doi:10.56093/ijas.v90i9.106588

Authors

VISHAL TYAGI Scientist, ICAR-Indian Institute of Seed Science, Mau, Uttar Pradesh, India
R K SINGH Professor, Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
MONA NAGARGADE Scientist, ICAR-Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v90i9.106588

Keywords:

GreenSeeker, Leaf color chart, Nitrogen scheduling, Nitrogen use efficiency, Wheat

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during two consecutive winter (rabi) seasons of years 2015-16 and 2016-17 to study the effect of different nitrogen scheduling on yield and nitrogen use efficiency of different varieties of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The experiment was laid out in split-plot design with three replications; in which three varieties (viz. HUW 234, K 0307 and HD 2967) were planted in main plots. The combinations of 6 nitrogen scheduling practices which included different N application rates from 0 to 150 kg/ha in various split doses along with the use of LCC and Greenseeker was planned in sub plots. Results reveal that the yield attributing characters, grain yield, straw yield and biological yield were recorded significantly highest in HD 2967 as compared to other varieties. Whereas, varietal parameter did not significantly influence the agronomic efficiency, recovery efficiency and nitrogen harvest. Among nitrogen scheduling, application of 150 kg N/ha in three equal splits recorded significantly higher yield attributes, grain yield (4.70 and 4.81 t/ha), straw yield, biological yield, harvest index, and recovery efficiency of nitrogen. Greenseeker based nitrogen application recorded significantly highest agronomic efficiency and partial factor productivity of nitrogen.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Alam M M, Ladha, Foyjunnessa J K, Rahman Z, Khan S R, Rashid H, Khan A H, Buresh R J. 2006. Nutrient management for increased productivity of rice-wheat cropping system in Bangladesh. Field Crops Research 96: 374-386. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2005.08.010

Ali A M, Thind H S,Varinderpal-Singh, Bijay-Singh. 2015. A framework for refining nitrogen management in dry directseeded rice using GreenSeeker™ optical sensor. Computer and Electronics in Agriculture 110: 114-120. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2014.10.021

Anonymous. 2017. Agricultural statistical data, Directorate of Economics & Statistics, DAC. and W F., Govt. India.

Bijay S, Gupta R K, Yadvinder S, Gupta S K, Jagdeep S, Bains J S and Vashishta M. 2006. Need based nitrogen management using leaf color chart in wet direct seeded rice in Northwestern India. Journal of New Seeds 8(1): 35-47. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1300/J153v08n01_03

Bijay-Singh, Sharma R K, Kaur J, Jat M L, Kent L, Martin and Singh Y, Singh V, Chandna P, Choudhary O P, Rajeev, Gupta K, Harmit S, Thind, Singh, J, Harminder S, Uppal, Harmandeep, Khurana S, Kumar A, Rajneet K, Uppal,Vashistha M, William R, Raun and Gupta R. 2010. Assessment of the nitrogen management strategy using an optical sensor for irrigated wheat. Agronomy for Sustainable Development 31: 589-603. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-011-0005-5

Cassman K F, Peng S, Olk D C, Ladha J K, Reichardt W, Dobermann A, Singh U. 1998. Opportunities for increased

nitrogen use efficiency from improve resources management in irrigated lowland rice systems. Field Crops Research 56: 7-38. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-4290(97)00140-8

David J, Bonfil A, Karnieli M., Raz I, Mufradia S, Asidoa H, Egozic A, Hoffman Z, Schmilovitch. 2004. Decision support system for improving wheat grain quality in the Mediterranean area of Israel. Field Crops Research 89: 153-163. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2004.01.017

Fageria N K and Baligar V C. 2005. Enhancing nitrogen use efficiency in crop plants. Advances in Agronomy 88: 97-185. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0065-2113(05)88004-6

Gonzalez F G, Terrile and Falcon M O. 2011. Spike fertility and duration of stem elongation as promising traits to improve potential grain number (and yield), variation in modern Argentinean wheat. Crop Science 51: 1693-1702. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2010.08.0447

Haile D, Nigussie D and Ayana A. 2012. Nitrogen use efficiency of bread wheat: Effects of nitrogen rate and time of application. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 12(3): 389-410.

Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research 2015. Vision 2050. pp.18.

Jackson M L. 1973. Soil Chemical Analysis, p 498. Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.

Jan A, Wasim M and Amanullah J. 2013. Interactive effects of zinc and nitrogen application on wheat growth and grain yield. Journal of Plant Nutrition 36: 1506-1520. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01904167.2013.799181

Ladha J K, Pathak H, Krupnik T J, Six J, Kessel C V. 2005. Efficiency of fertilizer nitrogen in cereal production: retrospects and prospects. Advances in Agronomy 87: 85-156. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0065-2113(05)87003-8

Majumdar K, Jat M L, Pampolino M, Kumar A, Shahi V, Gupta N, Singh V, Satyanarayana T, Dwivedi B S, Singh V K, Kumar D, Kamboj B R, Sidhu H S, Meena M C and Johnston A. 2012. Economics of potassium fertilizer application in rice, wheat and maize grown in the Indo-Gangetic Plains. Indian Journal of Fertilizer 8(5): 44-53.

Maqsood M, Ali A, Zubair A, Saeed M and Ahmad S. 2002. Effect of irrigation nitrogen levels on grain yield and quality of wheat. International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering4(1): 164-165.

Mattas K K, Uppal R S and Singh R P. 2011. Effect of varieties and nitrogen management on the growth, yield and nitrogen uptake of durum wheat. Research Journal of Agricultural Sciences 2(2): 376-380.

Nagarajan S. 2005. Can India produce enough wheat even by 2020? Current Sciences 89(9): 1467-1471.

Nath D K, Haque F, Amin F, Islam M S and Salequ M A. 2013. Farmers’ participatory site specific nutrient management in gangetic tidal flood plain soil for high yielding boro rice (Oryza sativa L.). Agriculturist 11(1): 8-14. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3329/agric.v11i1.15236

Olsen S R, Cole C V, Watanable F S and Dean L A. 1954. Estimation of available phosphorus in soil by extraction with sodium bicarbonate. US Department of Agriculture Circular 939: 19-23.

Rani, Tulsa, Kumar S and Sharma R D. 2000. Studies on recovery and use efficiency of nitrogen in wheat crop of typic ustochrept of western Uttar Pradesh. Journal of Indian Society of Soil Science 48(2): 292-297.

Raun W and Johnston G. 1999. Improving nitrogen use efficiency for cereal production. Agronomy Journal 91: 357-363. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj1999.00021962009100030001x

Raun W R, Solie J B, Johnson G V, Stone M L, Lukina E V, Thomason W E and Schepers J S. 2001. In-season prediction of potential grain yield in winter wheat using canopy reflectance. Agronomy Journal 93: 131-138. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2001.931131x

Ravi S, Ramesh S and Chandrasekaran B. 2007: Exploitation of hybrid vigour in rice hybrid (Oryza sativa L.) through green manure and leaf color chart (LCC) based N application. Asian Journal of Plant Science 6: 282-287. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3923/ajps.2007.282.287

Reena, Dhyani V C, Chaturvedi S and Gouda H S. 2017. Growth, yield and nitrogen use efficiency in wheat as influenced by leaf color char and chlorophyll meter based nitrogen management. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 6(12): 1696-1704. DOI: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2017.612.191

Sapkota T B, Majumdar K, Jat M L, Kumar A, Bishnoi D K, McDonald A J and Pampolino M. 2014. Precision nutrient management in conservation agriculture basedwheat production of Northwest India: Profitability, nutrient use efficiency and environmental footprint. Field Crops Research 155: 233-244. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2013.09.001

Satyanarayana M, Reddy A P K, Bhatt P S, Reddy S N and Padmaja J. 2017. Effect of different varieties and levels of nitrogen on post-harvest parameters of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 5(4): 1645-1652.

Sen A, Srivastava V K, Singh M K, Singh R K and Kumar S. 2011. Leaf Colour Chart vis-a-vis nitrogen management in different rice genotypes. American Journal of Plant Science 2: 223-236. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4236/ajps.2011.22024

Shah W A, Khan H U, Anwar S and Nawab K. 2011. Yield and yield components of wheat as affected by different seed rates and nitrogen levels. Sarhad Journal of Agriculture 27(1): 17-25.

Shahi V B, Dutta S K and Majumdar K. 2018. Nutrient management in high yield wheat system in Bihar using nutrient expert tool. Journal of Pharmacogny and Phytochemistry 7(6), 459-463.

Singh B and Singh G. 2006. Effect of nitrogen on wheat cultivars under late sown conditions. Indian Journal of Agronomy 34(3): 387-389.

Singh B, Singh Y, Ladha J K, Bronso K, Balasubramanian V, Singh J and Khind C S. 2002. Chlorophyll meter and leaf colour chart based nitrogen management for rice and wheat in north Western India. Agronomy Journal 94: 821-829. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2002.8210

Sokolo M B and Singh A. 2013. Yield and yield components of bread wheat as influenced by water stress, sowing date and cultivar in sokoto, sudansavanah, Nigeria. American Journal of Plant Science 4: 122-139. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4236/ajps.2013.412A3015

Subbiah BV and Asija GL. 1956. A rapid procedure for the determination of available nitrogen in soils. Current Science 25: 259-60.

Tomar S P S, Tomar S and Srivastava S C. 2014. Yield and yield component response of wheat genotypes to different sowing dates in grid region of Madhya Pradesh. International Journal of Farm Science 4(2):1-6.

Varinderpal-Singh, Bijay-Singh, Yadvinder-Singh, Thind H S, Gobinder-Singh, Satwinderjit-Kaur, Kumar A and Vashistha M. 2012. Establishment of threshold leaf color greenness for need-based fertilizer nitrogen management in irrigated wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) using leaf color chart. Field Crops Research 130: 109-119. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2012.02.005

Walkley A and Black I A. 1934. An examination of Degtjareff methods for determing soil organic matter and proposed modification of the Chromic Acid. Soil Science 37(1): 29-38. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/00010694-193401000-00003

Witt C, Pasuquin J M C A, Mutters R and Buresh R J. 2005: New leaf color chart for effective nitrogen management in rice. Better Crops 89: 36-39.