Winter wheat response to nitrogen fertilizer form and placement in southern Alberta

2004 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. B. Middleton ◽  
E. Bremer ◽  
R. H. McKenzie
Keyword(s):  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Ammonium Nitrate ◽  
Nitrogen Fertilizer ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
N Fertilization ◽  
Early Spring ◽  
Southern Alberta ◽  
Coated Urea

The recommended method for N fertilization to winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) on the Canadian prairies has been to broadcast ammonium nitrate (AN) during early spring. In the Chinook region of southern Alberta, considerable interest exists in alternative formulations (particularly urea), times of application and placements. To determine the effect of alternative N fertilizer practices on winter wheat in southern Alberta, two field experiments were conducted over 2 consecutive years (1998-1999 and 1999-2000) at three locations. In the first experiment, fall applications of urea or coated urea, seed-placed or banded, were compared to the standard practice of spring-broadcast AN. At five of six sites, there was no difference between fall-banded urea and coated urea in plant stand, grain yield or protein concentrations when compared to spring-broadcast AN. In 1998-1999, fall-banded urea reduced grain yield by 13% at the site in the Brown soil. Seed-placed N was only safe for urea at 30 kg N ha-1 and for coated urea at rates up to 60 kg N ha-1. In the second experiment, urea and coated urea were broadcast in spring for comparison with AN. Coated urea was ineffective in dry years due to poor N release. Urea was equally effective as AN in this study, possibly due to the cool, dry conditions at the time of application and the relatively low surface soil pH levels at these reduced tillage sites. Further research will be required to confirm the effectiveness of this practice for this region. Key words: Ammonium nitrate, urea, coated urea, nitrogen fertilizer placement, nitrogen timing, grain protein

RELATIONSHIPS AMONG TILLERING, SPIKE NUMBER AND GRAIN YIELD IN WINTER WHEAT (Triticum aestivum L.) IN ONTARIO

1988 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 583-596 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. BULMAN ◽  
L. A. HUNT
Keyword(s):  
Triticum Aestivum ◽  
Gibberellic Acid ◽  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Unit Area ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Early Spring ◽  
Tiller Number ◽  
Spike Number

Two field experiments were conducted to examine the relationships between tillering, spike number and grain yield in three winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars. Treatments were designed to manipulate both the production and survival of tillers, and to provide a high number of spikes per unit area. One experiment involved growth regulator treatments with cycocel and gibberellic acid while the second involved various rates of nitrogen. Grain yield was linearly related to total spike number over a range of 400–1200 spikes m−2 in a combined analysis over locations and years. When only spikes with at least nine fertile spikelets were included, a greater amount of the variability in yield could be explained, and differences among cultivars were related to the number of small, unproductive spikes. When locations and years were analyzed separately, little evidence was found for a diminishing response between grain yield and total spike number. Spike number was related to maximum tiller number in 1982, when winterkill and early spring conditions were unfavorable. Thus, although good fall tillering and winter survival contribute most to producing high spike numbers and grain yield, cultivars must also have the ability both to tiller rapidly in the spring and to sustain high-yielding tillers to provide sufficient compensation following winterkill.Key words: tillering, spikes, yield, wheat, nitrogen, regulators

scholarly journals Analysis of Yield and Yield Related Traits Variability of Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Cv. Izolda and Double Haploid Lines

2015 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-53
Author(s):  
Janusz Kozdój ◽  
Dariusz R. Mańkowski ◽  
Monika Godzina-Sawczuk ◽  
Andrzej Czaplicki
Keyword(s):  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Wheat Plant ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Spike Length ◽  
The Third ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
Dh Lines ◽  
Yield Factor

AbstractThe yield-forming potential of winter wheat is determined by several factors, namely total number of shoots per plant and total number of spikelets per spike. The field experiments were conducted during three vegetation seasons at the Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute – National Research Institute (PBAI–NRI), located in Radzików, Poland. The objective of this study was a comparative analysis of the structural yield-forming factor levels, which determine grain yield per spike and per plant of the DH lines and standard Izolda cultivar. Results indicate that several DH lines showed some differences in tested morphological structures of plant, yield factor levels and in grain yield per spike and per plant in comparison to standard Izolda, regardless of the year. Mean grain yield per plant of DH lines was 26.5% lower in comparison to standard Izolda only in the second year of study. It was caused by a reduction of productive tillers number. Structural yield-forming potential of DH lines was used in 38% and 59% and in case of Izolda in 47% and 61% (the second and the third year of experiment, respectively). The mean grain yield per spike of DH lines was 14.8% lower than Izolda cultivar only in third year of experiment and it was caused by about 12% lower number of grains per spike. Structural yield-forming potential of DH spikes was used in 82.4%, 85.4% and 84.9% and in case of Izolda in 83.8%, 87% and 89.5% (the first, the second and the third year of experiment, respectively). The grain yield per winter wheat plant (both DH lines and standard Izolda) was significantly correlated with the number of productive tillers per plant (r = 0.80). The grain yield per winter wheat spike (both DH lines and Izolda cultivar) was significantly and highly correlated with the number of grains per spike (r = 0.96), number of fertile spikelets per spike (r = 0.87) and the spike length (r = 0.80). Variation of spike and plant structural yield-forming factors determining grain yield levels were also analyzed. Calculated total variation coefficients values of each analyzed trait during three-year long studies were different depending on plant material – DH lines or standard Izolda. Low variation coefficients values characterized following traits (traits ranked by increasing values for DH lines and standard Izolda, respectively): total spikelets number per spike (6.6 and 6.3%), spike length (11.1 and 12.6%), fertile spikelets number per spike (13.7 and 11.7%), single grain weight (15.0 and 12.2%), shoot length (16.2 and 13.3%), grains number per spikelet (26.4 and 23.3%), total shoots number per plant (23.4 and 29.6%), grains number per spike (30.1 and 28.2%). Higher variation coefficients values were obtained for the following traits: grain yield per spike (40.0 and 35.7%), plant immature tillers number (35.8 and 42.6%), plant productive tillers number (42.2 and 43.2%), spike sterile spikelets number (46.6 and 44.7%) and number of grains per plant (58.3 and 60.5%). The highest values characterized grain yield per plant (66.9 and 60.8%).

EFFECT OF FORAGE HARVEST ON GRAIN YIELD AND AGRONOMIC PERFORMANCE OF WINTER TRITICALE, WHEAT AND RYE

1985 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 879-888 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. W. POYSA
Keyword(s):  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Heading Date ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Forage Yield ◽  
Winter Rye ◽  
Agronomic Performance ◽  
Forage Production ◽  
Winter Triticale

In field experiments at Guelph, Ontario four winter triticale (X Triticosecale Wittmack) genotypes, one winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L. em. Thell.), and one winter rye (Secale cereale L.) were evaluated during three seasons for grain yield, forage yield, and agronomic performance following forage harvests at two stages of plant development in the spring. When the results were averaged across all the winter cereals, spring cuttings decreased final plant height and incidence of lodging and delayed the heading date by up to 2 wk, but did not consistently affect test weight. The early joint forage harvest reduced average grain yields by 6% while the mid-joint harvest, about 1 wk later, reduced yields by 28%. The early joint harvest yielded, on average, 1.5 tonnes/ha of forage while the mid-joint harvest yielded 2.2 tonnes/ha. OAC Wintri triticale, however, yielded, on average, 0.5 tonnes/ha more grain following the early joint harvest than the uncut control. Forage cutting of OAC Wintri might be an effective method for obtaining additional forage production, reducing lodging, and increasing grain yield in years when spring vegetative growth is luxuriant.Key words: Forage harvest, spring cutting, triticale (winter), wheat (winter), rye (winter), lodging, grain yield

scholarly journals Split nitrogen fertilizer application improved grain yield in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) via modulating antioxidant capacity and 13C photosynthate mobilization under water-saving irrigation conditions

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen Zhang ◽  
Zhenwen Yu ◽  
Yongli Zhang ◽  
Yu Shi
Keyword(s):  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Nitrogen Fertilizer ◽  
Antioxidant Defense System ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Fertilizer Application ◽  
Water Saving ◽  
Nitrogen Management ◽  
Synthetase Activity ◽  
Supplementary Irrigation

AbstractA water-saving cultivation technique of supplementary irrigation based on soil moisture levels has been adopted for winter wheat production in the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain of China, due to the enhanced water-use efficiency. However, appropriate split nitrogen management may further improve crop growth and grain yield. Here, we conducted a 2-year field experiment to determine if split nitrogen management might improve wheat productivity by enhancing 13C photosynthate mobilization and the antioxidant defense system under water-saving conditions. Split nitrogen management involved a constant total nitrogen rate (240 kg ha−1) split in four different proportions between sowing and jointing stage, i.e., 10:0 (N1), 7:3 (N2), 5:5 (N3), and 3:7 (N4). The N3 treatment significantly enhanced “soil-plant analysis development” values, superoxide dismutase antioxidant activity, soluble protein content, sucrose content, and sucrose phosphate synthetase activity, although it reduced the accumulation of malondialdehyde (MDA). The N3 treatment ultimately increased the amount of dry matter assimilation after anthesis significantly. In addition, the 13C isotope tracer experiment revealed that the N3 treatment promoted the assimilation of carbohydrates after anthesis and their partitioning to the developing grains. Compared to the unequal ratio treatments (N1, N2, and N4), the equal ratio treatment (N3) increased grain yield by 5.70–16.72% via increasing 1000-grain weight and number of grains per spike in both growing seasons. Therefore, we recommend the use of a 5:5 basal-topdressing split nitrogen fertilizer application under water-saving irrigation conditions to promote antioxidant enzyme activity and the remobilization of photosynthate after anthesis for improving wheat grain yield.

scholarly journals Effect of topdressing with nitrogen on the yield and quality of winter wheat grain

2011 ◽  
Vol 50 (No. 7) ◽  
pp. 309-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Ducsay ◽  
O. Ložek
Keyword(s):  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Nitrogen Nutrition ◽  
Inorganic Nitrogen ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Kernel Weight ◽  
Urea Solution ◽  
Wheat Grain

Small-plot field experiments were established in the first decade of October at the Plant Breeding Station of Sl&aacute;dkovičovo-Nov&yacute; dvor with winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), variety Astella. There was investigated an effect of topdressing with nitrogen on the yield of winter wheat grain and its quality characteristics in the experiment. Nitrogenous fertilizers were applied at the growth phase of the 6<sup>th</sup> leaf (Zadoks = 29). Soil of the experimental stand was analysed for inorganic nitrogen content (N<sub>an</sub>) down to the depth of 0.6 m of soil profile. Productive nitrogen fertilizing rate was computed to ensure N<sub>an</sub> content in soil on the level of 120 and140 kg N/ha, respectively. Three various forms of fertilizers were examined, urea solution, ammonium nitrate with dolomite, and DAM-390. Different weather conditions statistically highly, significantly influenced grain yield in respective experimental years. Topdressing with nitrogen caused a statistically highly significant increase of grain yield in all fertilized variants ranging from +0.35 to +0.82 t/ha according to respective treatments. Average grain yield in unfertilised control variant represented 7.23 t/ha. Nitrogen nutrition showed a positive effect on the main macroelements offtake (N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S) by winter wheat grain in all fertilized variants. Nitrogen fertilizing to the level of 140 kg/ha N in soil positively influenced formation of wet gluten and crude protein with highest increment in variant 5 (solution of urea) representing +12.8 and +10.7%, respectively in comparison to control unfertilised variant as well as to variant 2 (solution of urea and fertilizing on the level of120&nbsp;kg N/ha) where increments represented +8.8 and 9.7%, respectively. Thousand-kernel weight, volume weight and portion of the first class grain were not markedly influenced by nitrogen fertilizing.

scholarly journals EFFECTS OF SPRING N APPLICATION ON YIELD AND N CONTENT OF FOUR WINTER WHEAT CULTIVARS

1975 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 359-362
Author(s):  
J. A. MACLEOD ◽  
L. B. MACLEOD
Keyword(s):  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
N Fertilization ◽  
N Application ◽  
N Content ◽  
Grain Yields ◽  
N Yield ◽  
N Concentration ◽  
Winter Wheat Cultivars

The effects of spring N fertilization on yield and N content of grain were studied over a 3-yr period on four cultivars of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) with three rates of fall-applied fertilizer. No increases in grain yield, grain N concentration or grain N yield were observed when fall-applied N was increased from 22 to 44 kg/ha, or when fall-applied K was increased from 37 to 74 kg/ha. Increasing the rate of spring-applied N from 0 to 33 kg/ha increased grain yields by 0.84 metric ton/ha with no increase in grain N concentration. Increasing the rate of N application from 33 to 67 kg/ha increased grain yield by 0.59 metric ton/ha. This was accompanied by a 0.14% increase in grain N concentration. Increasing the rate of N application from 67 to 100 kg/ha increased grain yields by only 0.14 metric ton/ha. This was accompanied by an increase of 0.21% in grain N concentration. The increase in grain N yield was similar with each increment of N application and averaged 0.40 kg N in grain per kg fertilizer N applied in the spring. Larger increases in yield and smaller increases in grain N concentration were generally obtained with the high yielding, low N cv. Yorkstar than with the low yielding, high N cv. Richmond. The effects of N on Genesee and Talbot were intermediate.

INFLUENCE OF FALL AND SPRING HERBICIDE APPLICATION ON WINTER WHEAT (Triticum aestivum L. ’NORSTAR’)

1989 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 881-888 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. A. DERKSEN ◽  
K. J. KIRKLAND ◽  
B. R. McLENNAN ◽  
J. H. HUNTER ◽  
H. A. LOEPPKY ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Triticum Aestivum ◽  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Early Spring ◽  
Herbicide Application ◽  
Current Increase ◽  
Wheat Production ◽  
Fall Application

Recommendations regarding the timing of herbicide application in winter wheat vary among production areas. The current increase in area of winter wheat production in Saskatchewan warrants an examination of herbicide recommendations for this non-traditional production area. Field research was conducted for 2 yr at several locations in Saskatchewan using 2,4-D, MCPA, dicamba, bromoxynil, chlorsulfuron, and clopyralid, applied in the late fall or early spring, to determine the effects of time and rate of application on winter wheat grain yield. Winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L. ’Norstar’) was tolerant to fall application of all herbicides at rates recommended for spring application. Grain yield was reduced in some cases when double the recommended spring rate of 2,4-D, MCPA, bromoxynil, and clopyralid was applied in the fall. Spring application of clopyralid resulted in significantly lower grain yield than fall application. All herbicides tested show potential for use in winter wheat production, although caution is warranted for spring application of clopyralid.Key words: Wheat (winter), 2,4-D, MCPA, dicamba, bromoxynil, chlorsulfuron

Yield and yield components of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and their interrelationships as influenced by nitrogen and seed rate in the Sudan

1981 ◽  
Vol 97 (3) ◽  
pp. 611-618 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Osman ◽  
Z. M. Mahmoud
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Nitrogen Fertilizer ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Wheat Varieties ◽  
Seed Rate ◽  
Total Dry Weight ◽  
Growth Habits ◽  
Fertilizer Rates

SUMMARYField experiments were conducted for three seasons, 1971–2, 1972–3 and 1973–4 to study the effects of nitrogen fertilizer and seed rate and their interactions on grain yield and its components and attributes of growth of two wheat varieties, Giza 155 and Mexipak. The semi-dwarf Mexipak was found to be more responsive to nitrogen application than the taller Giza 155 in a number of aspects, namely, grain yield per unit area of land, the number and weight of grains per ear, the dry weight per ear and dry weight of ears/m2. The numbers of spikelets and grains per ear of both varieties decreased linearly with an increase in seed rate. The 1000-grain weight was not affected in both varieties by either seed rate or N fertilizer.Variety × nitrogen, variety × seed rate and nitrogen × seed rate interactions were significant; the variety × nitrogen × seed rate interactions were not significant. Mexipak was found to have a definite optimum seed rate of 192 kg/ha at an optimum N level of 129kgN/ha for maximum grain yield. Giza 155 was less responsive to changes in seed rate and therefore its optimum seed rate was not as definite as that for Mexipak. Evidence presented here suggests that wheat varieties of different growth habits grown in the Sudan should receive differential treatments when the policies of setting optimum seed rates and nitrogen fertilizer rates are considered.Grain yield of both varieties was positively correlated with total dry weight of shoot at heading.

Controlled-release urea for winter wheat in southern Alberta

2007 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
R H McKenzie ◽  
E. Bremer ◽  
A B Middleton ◽  
P G Pfiffner ◽  
R E Dowbenko
Keyword(s):  
Controlled Release ◽  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Early Spring ◽  
N Fertilizer ◽  
Grain Protein ◽  
N Application ◽  
N Fertilizers ◽  
Southern Alberta ◽  
Controlled Release Urea

The recent development of low-cost controlled-release urea (CRU) may provide additional options for N fertilization of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Two field experiments were conducted over 3 yr at three locations in southern Alberta to evaluate different options of applying CRU to winter wheat. In the first experiment, three N fertilizers (20-day CRU, 40-day CRU and urea) were seed-placed and side-banded at the time of seeding at 0, 30, 60, 90 and 120 kg N ha-1. Stand densities were substantially reduced by seedrow application of urea at rates greater than 30 kg N ha-1, but were unaffected by seedrow application of CRU, even at the highest rate of N application. When N fertilizer was sidebanded, stand densities were unaffected by fertilizer type or N rate. Yield gains due to N application were reduced by application of high rates of seed-placed urea, but similar for other treatments. Grain protein concentration and N uptake were also similar for CRU and seed-placed urea. In the second experiment, three N fertilizers (CRU, urea and ammonium nitrate) were broadcast at 30 kg N ha-1 in early spring on plots that had received 0, 30 or 60 kg N ha-1 of CRU at the time of seeding. Inadequate release of spring broadcast CRU was indicated by reduced grain protein concentrations relative to conventional N fertilizers. Under the conditions experienced in our study, CRU substantially increased the maximum safe rate of seed-placed urea, provided minimal benefits to N response relative to side-banded urea, and was less effective than conventional N fertilizers when broadcast in early spring. Key words: N fertilizer use efficiency, slow release, winter survival

scholarly journals Management of Nitrapyrin and Pronitridine Nitrification Inhibitors with Urea Ammonium Nitrate for Winter Wheat Production

Agronomy ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 204 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Habibullah ◽  
Kelly Nelson ◽  
Peter Motavalli
Keyword(s):  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Ammonium Nitrate ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
The United States ◽  
Nitrification Inhibitors ◽  
Soil Mineral Nitrogen ◽  
Wheat Production ◽  
Comprehensive Management ◽  
Urea Ammonium Nitrate

Synchrony between soil mineral nitrogen (N) supply and crop N demand is important for optimal plant growth. Excessively wet conditions expose poorly drained soils to an increased potential of N loss and reduced N use efficiency. A two-year experiment with wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) was initiated in 2014 and concluded in 2016 in northeastern Missouri in the United States (USA). The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effects of nitrapyrin and pronitridine nitrification inhibitors (NI) applied as an early or late-split application timing (40:60%) of 79 kg N ha−1 or 112 kg N ha−1 on winter wheat soil and plant N status, as well as grain yield. Both NIs had no effect (p = 0.3917) on yield, while there was an interaction between year and the urea ammonium nitrate (UAN) rate on grain yield. Yields were similar (3550 kg ha−1 to 3686 kg ha−1) in 2015 between UAN application rates. UAN at 112 kg N ha−1 resulted in a 551 kg ha−1 greater yield than UAN at 79 kg N ha−1 in 2016. Nitrapyrin and pronitridine did not significantly affect soil ammonium or nitrate–N concentrations at depths of 0–15 cm and 16–30 cm compared to the absence of NI over the period of three months after application. Nitrapyrin with UAN at 112 kg N ha−1 had the highest grain test weight. Further testing of these NIs in combination with UAN for winter wheat production is needed under different climatic and environmental conditions to develop comprehensive management recommendations.

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