Iranian Journal of Field Crop Science

Iranian Journal of Field Crop Science

Evaluation of nitrogen application management on drought tolerance and water use efficiency of rain in rainfed wheat

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Mohammad Hossein Sedri 1
Ahmad Golchin 2
Vali Fieziaslasl 3
Adel Sioseh-Mardeh 4
1 Assistant Professor of Kurdistan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Sanandaj, Iran
2 Professor, Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agricultural, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran
3 Assistant Professor of Dryland Agricultural Research Institute (DARI), Maragheh, Iran
4 Associate Professor, Department of Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agricultural, University of Kurdistan, Iran
10.22059/ijfcs.2017.205843.654099
Abstract
In order to study the effects of rates and timing of nitrogen application on grain yield, drought tolerance (DT) and water use efficiency of rain (WUE) in rainfed wheat, two experiments were carried out including rainfed and suplimentalirrigation conditions.Treatments were different rates of nitrogen consist of 0, 30, 60, 90 and 120 kg.ha-1 as sub-plots and time of nitrogen application included T1- total in the fall, T2- 2/3 in the fall + 1/2 in the spring and T3- 2/3 in the fall + 1/3 in the spring as main-plots with three replications in splitplot test as randomized complete block design in Kurdistan province during (2012-2014). The results showed that application of nitrogen was increased drought tolerance of wheat rainfed. Nitrogen increased water use efficiency (WUE) of rain, nitrogen agronomic efficiency (NAE) and DT of rainfed wheat. Fall application of 60 kg N.ha-1 had the highest grain yield, NAE, WUE and STI index and was the best treatment with respect to DT. There was synergistic relationship between N and K concentrations in leaf. This is could be confirmed increasing of DT of rainfed wheat by nitrogen optimized management.
Keywords
Drought
nitrogen agronomic efficiency
urea
water use efficiency of rain
Wheat
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Iranian Journal of Field Crop Science
Volume 48, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
Autumn 2017
Pages 763-776

  • Receive Date 01 May 2016
  • Revise Date 31 August 2016
  • Accept Date 15 February 2017
  • Publish Date 22 November 2017