Vol. 11, Issue 4 (2022)

Author(s):
Viroja PB, Vekaria LC and Solanki KH

Abstract:
A pot experiment was conducted during Rabi 2019-20 at Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, J. A. U., Junagadh to assess the effect of silicon on growth, yield and yield attributes of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under simulated soil salinity. The result revealed that application of silicon @ 300 ppm found superior over other silicon levels with respect to plant height (48.48 cm), no. of effective tillers per plant (1.165), no. of spikelets per spike (11.14), spike length (11.96), grain yield (0.827 g plant-1) and straw yield (1.556 g plant-1). In salinity levels, control recorded the highest plant height (49.26 cm), no. of effective tillers per plant (1.165), no. of spikelets per spike (11.68), spike length (12.14), grain yield (0.848 g plant-1) and straw yield (1.587 g plant-1).