RESPONCE OF WHEAT TO MAGNETIZER WATER AND FOLIAR APPLICATION OF IRON

Abstract

A field study was conducted during winter season in 2011-2012 at Field Crop Department - Agriculture College - Kerbala University , to evaluate the response of wheat to application of iron and magnetized wateron wheat plant (var.Tahadi). Theexperiment was laid out in R.C.B.D with split plot arrangement with 3 replicates.The main plots included three levels of magnetize water strength( 0( normal water), 1500, and 3000) Gauss while the subplots included three levels of iron concentration (0, 50 and 100) mg.L-1. Datarecorded were plant height, number of tillers ,number of spikes , number of seeds per spike , length of spike, weight of 1000 grain and grain yield (Kg. ha-1 ). Results showed a significanteffect ofmagnetized water at 1500 GS gave the highest number of tillers,number of spikes, and grain yield (Kg ha-1 )and its recorded 677 tillers,654 spikes, 12.83 cm, 63.62 grain and 7451 Kg ha-1 compared with 544 tillers, 531spikes,11.94 cm, 60.38grain and 5223 Kg ha-1 with normal water respectively, while magnetized water at 3000 GS gave significantly affected in weight of 1000 grain only. Iron concentration applied at 50 mg was significant on number of tillers, number of spikes, length of spike and number of grains per spike, while the concentration at 100 mg was significant in plant height only. Interaction was significant in plant height, number of grainsweight of 1000 grains and grain yield (Kg ha-1 ).