Foliar Application of Vermitea on Wheat Against Salt Stress Under Hydroponic Condition

Authors

Basir Ahmed, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, 32200, Punjab, PakistanFollow
Anser Ali, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, 32200, Punjab, PakistanFollow
Muhammad Sarwar, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, 32200, Punjab, PakistanFollow
Wajad Nazeer, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, 32200, Punjab, PakistanFollow
Imdad Ullah, Department of Statistics, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, 32200, Punjab, PakistanFollow

Abstract

Salinity is one of the major issues that drastically reduce wheat production. In a hydroponic investigation, vermitea was employed to evaluate the impact of salinity on wheat. The vermitea is a by-product of the vermicomposting process that has both macro- and micronutrients. When these plants reached full maturity, they were harvested. The evaluation was based on their morphological characteristics, such as root/shoot dry weight, root/shoot ratio, plant height, root/shoot length, number of spikelets per spikelet, spike length, number of grains per spikelet, and biological yield per plant. The leaves relative water contents and other biochemical parameters including K+, Na+, chlorophyll content, were also assessed. In comparison to the other levels, the VT₃ (8 %) level produced the best outcomes. The morphological, biochemical, and yield related indices of wheat were boosted and improved by the foliar application of vermitea. Vermitea was found to be an efficient bio-stimulant in enhancing wheat plants' development in both non-saline and saline hydroponic environments.

Article History

Received: Sep 03, 2023; Accepted: Jun11, 2024; Published: Sep 30, 2024

Recommended Citation

Ahmed, B., Ali, A., Sarwar, M., Nazeer, W., & Ullah, I. (2024). Foliar Application of Vermitea on Wheat Against Salt Stress Under Hydroponic Condition, Journal of Bioresource Management, 11 (3).