Abstract
A field experiment was conducted at N.E. Borlaug Crop Research Centre of G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, U.S. Nagar (Uttarakhand) to study the seed quality and storability of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) as influenced by soil and foliar application of nitrogen. Among seed quality parameters protein, wet gluten and sedimentation value showed significant increase due to increase in nitrogen rates whereas, starch and hectolitre weight had a decreasing trend. Also foliar urea spray significantly influenced these seed quality parameters. Seedling length and seedling vigour index differed significantly with basal application of nitrogen at the time of initial storage and after 2 months of storage.
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The authors sincerely acknowledge Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, G.B.P.U.A&T, Pantnagar for giving the opportunity to conduct the research work and also ICAR for providing the financial support. There are no conflicts among the authors. Also there is no conflict of interest between university and the authors.
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Roy, S., Verma, O. Seed Quality and Storage of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) as Influenced by Basal and Foliar Application of Nitrogen. Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. 41, 337–340 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-018-0688-0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-018-0688-0