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: Received: 16 July 2018 / Approved: 16 July 2018 / Online: 16 July 2018 (14:38:03 CEST)
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Ijaz, M.; Parveen, S.; Ali, S.; Nawaz, A.; Sher, A.; Sattar, A.; Ullah, S. Combined Application of Natural Plant Water Extracts and Biochar Improves the Productivity of Bread Wheat. Preprints2018, 2018070292. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201807.0292.v1
Ijaz, M.; Parveen, S.; Ali, S.; Nawaz, A.; Sher, A.; Sattar, A.; Ullah, S. Combined Application of Natural Plant Water Extracts and Biochar Improves the Productivity of Bread Wheat. Preprints 2018, 2018070292. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201807.0292.v1
Ijaz, M.; Parveen, S.; Ali, S.; Nawaz, A.; Sher, A.; Sattar, A.; Ullah, S. Combined Application of Natural Plant Water Extracts and Biochar Improves the Productivity of Bread Wheat. Preprints2018, 2018070292. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201807.0292.v1
APA Style
Ijaz, M., Parveen, S., Ali, S., Nawaz, A., Sher, A., Sattar, A., & Ullah, S. (2018). Combined Application of Natural Plant Water Extracts and Biochar Improves the Productivity of Bread Wheat. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201807.0292.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Ijaz, M., Abdul Sattar and Sami Ullah. 2018 "Combined Application of Natural Plant Water Extracts and Biochar Improves the Productivity of Bread Wheat" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201807.0292.v1
Abstract
Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is staple of Pakistani people. However, its yield at farmer field is low as compared with its genetic potential. Integration of various crop and soil management strategies might be an option to enhance wheat productivity at farmer field. This 2-year experiment was conducted to check the influence of combine application of natural plant water extracts and biochar on the productvity of wheat during the winter season of 2015-16. The experiment consisted of seven treatment viz. (1) control (2) application of biochar (0.18 kg pot-1) alone, (3) application of sorghum water extract (SWE) alone, (4) application of moringa water extract (MWE) alone, (5) application of biochar + SWE, (6) application of biochar + MWE, (7) application of biochar + SWE+MWE. The results revealed that application of both crop water extracts in combination with biochar improved the growth and grain yield of wheat. Use of MWE in combination with biochar enhanced the grain weight, grain number and grain yield of wheat by 44, 14, and 24%, respectively than the control treatment. In crux, use of MWE in combination with biochar might be a viable option to improve the productivity of bread wheat.
Keywords
bread wheat, biochar, grain yield, natural water extracts
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Agricultural Science and Agronomy
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