Effect of Different Urea Doses on the Performance of Wheat Under the Agro-Climatic Conditions of Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Authors

  • Hazib Ali Department of Agriculture, Hazara University Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
  • Eman Fatima Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
  • Abdul Qadir Kumbhar Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Sindh Agriculture University, Sindh, Pakistan.
  • Hamdia Mujahid Department of Botany, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
  • Muhammad Faisal Department of Botany, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
  • Saima Fareed Department of Chemistry, The Superior University Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
  • Sara Faridoon Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Hazara University Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
  • Shumaila Ahmad Department of Plant Science, Quaid i Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • Mehmood Ul Hassan Department of Agriculture, Hazara University Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
  • Arshad Iqbal Agriculture Research Station Baffa, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70749/ijbr.v2i02.334

Keywords:

Urea Fertilization, Crop Performance, Growth Parameters, Agronomic Practices, Wheat Varieties

Abstract

The research conducted aimed to evaluate the impact of varying urea doses on the performance of wheat (Triticum aestivum), with a focus on growth, yield, and nitrogen use efficiency. Urea, a common nitrogen fertilizer, is crucial in enhancing crop productivity. The experiment was conducted in 2022-2023 at the Agriculture Research Station Baffa Mansehra in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The research material consisted of a Wheat variety. The Seeds were sown in RCBD design on 15th October 2022 at an Agriculture Research Station Baffa Mansehra. The experiment used a randomized complete block design with three replications. In the agro-climatic conditions of Mansehra, comprehensive data were gathered on various morphological and yield-related attributes. These included morphological parameters such as days to heading, leaf area index (cm), days to maturity, number of tillers/ plant-1, plant height (cm), spike length (cm), spikelet /spike, thousand-grain weight (g), grain yield kg/ha-1, and biological yield kg/ha-1. The study concludes that from experiments that wheat on different urea applications gives significant results from germination to till harvesting under the agro-climatic condition of Mansehra. It means that the wheat on different Urea applications shows improvement in Plant height, Spike length, Spikelet /spike, 1000-grain weight, grain yield and biological yield. Based on these results, it is recommended to apply urea at optimal rates to enhance wheat growth and yield, with the most effective rate being 65 grams per 6 m².

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2024-12-16

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Effect of Different Urea Doses on the Performance of Wheat Under the Agro-Climatic Conditions of Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (2024). Indus Journal of Bioscience Research, 2(02), 1083-1090. https://doi.org/10.70749/ijbr.v2i02.334