Evaluating the Response of Nitrogen Application on Growth, Development and Yield of Quinoa Genotypes
Evaluating the Response of Nitrogen Application on Growth, Development and Yield of Quinoa Genotypes
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评估施氮对藜麦基因型生长、发育和产量的影响
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2014
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I. Afzal
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S. Basra;S. Iqbal;I. Afzal
Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.), a pseudocereal, is a new introduction in Pakistan. Crop is abiotic stress tolerant, low input requiring and economic produce is grain of superior nutritional profile as compared to common cereals. Its production technology has yet to be explored according to local conditions. For obtaining high crop yields nutrient in balanced amount is a basic requirement. To evaluate the influence of different nitrogen doses on the productivity of quinoa, a field experiment was conducted on two promising genotypes A9 and CPJ-2 with five nitrogen levels (0, 50, 75, 100, 125 kg ha -1 ) in two splits. Nitrogen fertilization (75 kg N ha -1 and higher N levels) caused early completion of vegetative phenological stages. Genotype CPJ2 was early maturing as compared to genotype A9. Soil application of nitrogen (75 kg N ha -1 and higher N levels) improved all growth and yield related traits resulting in increased biomass production, economic harvest and harvest index. Percent increase in grain yield over control was also affected by nitrogen application. Comparatively genotype A9 was high yielding than CPJ-2. Furthermore, N supplementation of soil (75 kg N ha -1 and higher N levels) improved leaf chlorophyll content of both quinoa genotypes. In conclusion, soil application with N @ 75 kg N ha -1 was found best level of N to attain maximum economic harvest of quinoa. © 2014 Friends Science Publishers