EFFECT OF SULPHUR APPLICATION ON SOIL IMPROVEMET AND WHEAT PRODUCTION

Document Type : original papers

Authors

Soils, Water and Environment Res. Institute , Agric. Res. Center.

Abstract

ABSTRACT: A field experiment was carried out on winter season 2012/  2013 with wheat (Bani swif 1) grown on a clayey soil at  Sids Agric. Res. Station to study the effect of sulphur (S) application and micronutrients (Mi) i.e. Fe, Zn, Mn and Cu on some properties of soil and available macronutrients in soil as well as the grain and straw yields of wheat and they chemical composition. Sulphur was added at rates of 0, 250, 500 and 1000 kg /fed alone or with afore named micronutrients which sprayed at  the rate of 0.1 % Fe in the form of  chelated (6%), 0.05 % Zn in the form of chelated (14 %),  0.05 % Mn in the form of chelated (13 %) and CuSO4 at rate of 1 g / L. The experiment was conducted in a randomized complete block design with 4 replicates. 

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