Open AccessEffect of phosphorus and manganese nutrition on yield and uptake of nutrients in wheat (Triticum aestivum) in alluvial soil
Author(s) -
Om Pal Singh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of plant and soil research/annals of plant and soil research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2347-6036
pISSN - 0972-1959
DOI - 10.47815/apsr.2021.10042
Subject(s) - agronomy , manganese , phosphorus , nutrient , micronutrient , crop , alluvial soils , chlorophyll , alkali soil , yield (engineering) , environmental science , soil water , biology , chemistry , botany , ecology , soil science , materials science , organic chemistry , metallurgy
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L) is the most important food grain crop among cereals and stands next only to rice in our country. It is an exhaustive crop which requires the major and micronutrients in adequate amounts for higher production. Wheat is quite responsive to phosphorus (Singh at al. 2020) and manganese (Singh and Patra, 2017) which plays important role in growth and development. Phosphorus is an important nutrient needed for normal growth and development of the plants. It plays an important role in energy transformation and metabolic processes in plants. Manganese plays a role in the synthesis of chlorophyll. Manganese deficiency occurs in well drained light textured soils with neutral or alkaline in reaction. Studies have indicated both synergistic and antagonisticrelationship between P and Mn but their relationship depends on their rate of application and crop species. Hence, an attempt was made to study the response of wheat to P and Mn nutrition in an alluvial soil.