Sohail Sabir
Department of Agronomy, NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar, Pakistan
Jehan Bakht
Department of Agronomy, NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar, Pakistan
Muhammad Shafi
Department of Agronomy, NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar, Pakistan
Wajid Ali Shah
Department of Agronomy, NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar, Pakistan
Noor P. Khan
Department of Agronomy, NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar, Pakistan
ABSTRACT
In order to study the effect of foliar versus broadcast application of various nitrogen levels on the yield and yield components of barley, an experiment was conducted at Malakandher Research Farms, NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar during 1999-2000. Statistical analysis of the data revealed that various doses of nitrogen and their methods of application had a significant effect on plant height, days to heading, days to maturity, number of grains spike-1, productive tillers m-2, spike length, thousand grains weight, grain and biological yield. Plant height and days to heading was maximum when nitrogen was applied at the rate of 140 Kg ha-2. When the effect of application method was taken into account, it was observed that foliar application of nitrogen had a profound effect on plant height, days to heading, days to maturity, number of productive tillers m-1, number of grains spike-1, thousand grains weight, grains yield, biological yield and harvest index. Foliar application of nitrogen resulted in taller plants, heavier grain and maximum grain yield and biological yield.
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Sohail Sabir, Jehan Bakht, Muhammad Shafi, Wajid Ali Shah and Noor P. Khan, 2002. Effect of Foliar vs. Broadcast Application of Different Doses of Nitrogen on Barley. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences, 1: 213-215.
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2002.213.215
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ajps.2002.213.215
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2002.213.215
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ajps.2002.213.215
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