Response
of folier spray of zinc on quality and economic return of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) varieties under
late sown conditions
CB Verma, Mohd Aslam, Ram Pyare,
Ashish Kumar Srivastava
Department of Crop Physiology, CS
Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur
Received: 02 February 2016 Revised
Accepted: 11 April 2016
ABSTRACT
In
this experiment we used foliar application of zinc sulphate in four doses viz.,
control, 0.25%, 0.5% and 0.7% on three wheat varieties viz., K-307
(Shatabdi) K-9107 (Deva) and K-9351. The total treatment combinations were
twelve. It was found that the foliar
application of zinc sulphate @ 0.5% doses was found significantly higher with
grain yield (51.3 q/ha), protein (13.1%), C:B ratio (0.030) as well as net
return of Rs. 70250 q/ha in response of wheat variety Shatabdi (K-307). The other varieties Dev (K-9107) and
Mandakini (K-9351) were placed 2nd and 3rd, respectively
for obtaining returns with same treatment combinations.
Key Words: Foliar spray, Quality and economic return, Wheat
varieties, Zinc doses