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Effect of Sulfur and Zinc Nutrition on Yield and Uptake by Wheat

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A field trial was performed to study the effect of zinc (Zn) and sulfur (S) on yield and uptake by wheat crop at research farm, the University of Agriculture (34° 1′ 2″ N, 71° 28′ 5″ E,) Peshawar, Pakistan during 2019–2020. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized complete block design (RCBD) with factorial arrangement and was replicated three times. Four Zn levels (0, 5, 10, and 15 kg Zn ha−1) and four S levels (0, 30, 60 and 90 kg S ha−1) were used. Wheat plant biomass, grain yield and straw yield were significantly (p ≤ 0.05) affected by different levels of Zn and S. Plant biomass (8514 kg ha−1), grain yield (3887 kg ha−1) and straw yield (4531 kg ha−1) were significantly (p ≤ 0.05) greater with combine application of Zn at 15 kg ha−1 and S at 60 kg ha−1. The interaction (Zn x S) was found significant for all the above-mentioned parameters including S and Zn content in plant and post-harvest soil. It can be concluded that application of Zn at 15 kg ha−1 and S at 60 kg ha−1 has the potential to enhance wheat yield and yield components in the prevailing soil and environmental condition.

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  1. Department of Soil and Environmental Science, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan

    Khadim Dawar, Nadeem Khan, Shadman Khan, Ishaq Ahmad Mian & Waqas Ali Akbar

  2. Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresource, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan, China

    Shah Fahad

  3. Department of Agronomy, The University of Haripur, Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 22620, Pakistan

    Shah Fahad

  4. Department of Plant Pathology, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan

    Syed Sartaj Alam

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Conceptualization: SF, KD. Data curation: NK, SSA. Formal analysis: Sk. Investigation: NK, IAM. Methodology: WAA. Resources: NK. Writing – original draft: KD. Writing – review and editing: SF.

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Dawar, K., Khan, N., Fahad, S. et al. Effect of Sulfur and Zinc Nutrition on Yield and Uptake by Wheat. J Plant Growth Regul 41, 2338–2346 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-021-10440-0

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