Effect of potassium and micronutrient fertilization on the activity of catalase and yield of wheat grown in saline conditions
2020
Amal Al-Temimi | Saadi Al-Ghrairi | Fadhil Al-Ghrairi | Ibrahim Razaq
This work was conducted as a pot experiment, to evaluate the effect of adding K, Fe, Zn, and Mn with conventional fertilizers on K/Na, Ca/Na and Mg/Na ratios and Catalase enzyme activity in leaves and on growth and yield of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under salinity conditions. K was added solely with conventional fertilizer dose (F1). In the second treatment, K, Fe, Zn, and Mn were sprayed on the plant as a foliar application before heading stage (F2). In the third treatment, K, Fe, Zn, and Mn were applied to the soil with conventional fertilizer dose (F3). Control treatment (F0), at which only conventional fertilizer dose was applied, for comparison. The field was irrigated with saline groundwater of 4.30 dS m-1. Results showed that leaves K/Na, Ca/Na, and Mg/Na ratios as well as dry matter (F2) and (F3) treatments. Grain yield was increased by 29.60%, 31.52%, and 27.46% under F1, F2, and F3 treatments compared to that of control, respectively. Catalase activity under (F1) treatment was three times over that of control. The results suggested the importance of K and micronutrient fertilization when wheat is grown in salt-affected soil or irrigated with moderately saline water.
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