Effect of plant growth promoters and micronutrients on growth and productivity of wheat (Triticum aestivum) varieties

SUNIL KUMAR  PRAJAPATI; V K  VERMA; SHIVENDRA  SINGH; GURWAAN  SINGH; M Z  SIDDIQUI; NAUSHAD  KHAN; NILUTPAL  SAIKIA

doi:10.56093/ijas.v95i9.162529

Authors

SUNIL KUMAR PRAJAPATI Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208 002, India
V K VERMA Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208 002, India
SHIVENDRA SINGH Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208 002, India
GURWAAN SINGH Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208 002, India
M Z SIDDIQUI Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208 002, India
NAUSHAD KHAN Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208 002, India
NILUTPAL SAIKIA ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v95i9.162529

Keywords:

Micronutrients, Nitrobenzene, Plant growth regulator, Seaweed extract, Yield

Abstract

The experiment was conducted to evaluate the influence of plant growth promoters and micronutrient on growth and yield parameters of wheat varieties. It can be concluded from the study that, DBW-187 and K-1006 demonstrated significantly higher growth and yields, with increasing grain yields by 9.87% and 2.41%, respectively, compared to K-607. The application of micro-nutrient mixture (Zn, Fe, B and Cu) resulted in the most favourable outcomes specifically, productive tillers (+11.90) and grain yield (+13.84). In general the application of various PGPs, including micronutrients, GA, seaweed extract, and nitrobenzene, led to significant increase in productivity of wheat varieties.

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