Effect of Zinc and Boron on Grain Quality of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

This study was carried out to study the “Effect of Zinc and Boron on Grain quality of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)” during the winter (rabi) season of 2018-2019 and 2019-20 at the agronomy research farm of IFTM University, Lodhipur Rajput, Moradabad (U.P.). Ten treatment combinations viz. T1 – Control (no fertilizer); T2 – Zinc @ 5 kg ha-1 (SA); T3 - Zinc @ 1 kg ha-1 (FA); T4 - Zinc @ 1 + 1 kg ha-1 (Two FA); T5 - Zinc @ 5 kg ha-1 (SA) + Zinc @ 1 kg ha-1 (FA); T6 - Boron @ 0.5 kg ha-1 (SA); T7 - Boron @ 0.1 kg ha-1 (FA); T8 - Boron @ 0.2 kg ha-1 (Two FA); T9 - Boron @ 0.5 kg ha-1 (SA) and Boron @ 0.1 kg ha-1 (FA) and T10 - Zinc @ 5 kg ha-1 + Boron @ 0.5 kg ha-1 (SA) were comprised in randomized block design (RBD) with the three replications. The results revealed that different levels and application methods of Zinc and Boron significantly affected the wheat grain quality. Maximum Zn content (35.4 and 35.9 mg kg-1) and Zn uptake (185.1 and 197.1 g ha-1) in 2018-19 and 2019-20, respectively were recorded in T5 [Zinc @ 5 kg ha-1 (SA) + Zinc @ 1 kg ha-1 (FA)], as well as significantly maximum B content (58.5 and 59.5 mg kg-1) in 2018-19 and 2019-20, respectively, and B uptake (361.9 and 376.4 g ha-1) in 2018-19 2019-20, respectively were in T9 - Boron @ 0.5 kg ha-1 (SA) and Boron @ 0.1 kg ha-1 (FA). Maximum protein content in grain (12.61 and 12.65 %) in both the years of study likewise the maximum protein yield (712.77 and 744.85 kg ha-1) was recorded in T10- Zinc - 5 kg ha-1 (SA) + Boron 0.5 kg ha-1 (SA) in 2018-19 and 2019-20, respectively.