Comparison of Direct Seeded and Transplanted Rice in Response to Zinc under Salt-Affected Soil

Authors

  • Muhammad Arshad Ullah
  • Imdad Ali Mahmood
  • Badar-uz- Zaman
  • Syed Ishtiaq Haider
  • Muhammad Suhaib
  • Arshad Ali
  • Muhammad Jamil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52763/PJSIR.BIOL.SCI.60.2.2017.112.114

Keywords:

direct seeded, transplanted rice, saline soil, Zn

Abstract

An experiment was carried out to investigate the effect of different levels of Zn (0, 5, 10, 15
kg/ha) on growth and yield of direct seeded and transplanted rice (Oryza sativa) under naturally salt-
affected soil having pH=8.32; ECe=6.41dS/m; SAR=26.71(mmolc/L)½ at the farm of Soil Salinity Research
Institute, Pindi Bhattian during 2013. Plant height, number of tillers/plant, panicle length and number of
grains/panicle were higher in transplanted rice than direct seeded rice at all Zn levels. Maximum paddy
yield (2.61 t/ha) of direct seeded rice was attained with the application of 10 kg Zn/ha closely followed
by 15 kg Zn/ha application (2.41 t/ha) which was statistical at par with paddy yield (2.45 t/ha) of transplanted
rice in salt-affected field. However, overall paddy yield of direct seeded rice was 5 % higher than the
transplanted rice.

Author Biography

Muhammad Arshad Ullah

Land Resources Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Centre,
Park Road, Islamabad-45500, Pakistan

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Published

2017-08-24

How to Cite

Arshad Ullah, M., Mahmood, I. A., Zaman, B.- uz-., Haider, S. I., Suhaib, M., Ali, A., & Jamil, M. (2017). Comparison of Direct Seeded and Transplanted Rice in Response to Zinc under Salt-Affected Soil. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 60(2), 112–114. https://doi.org/10.52763/PJSIR.BIOL.SCI.60.2.2017.112.114

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Vol. 60 No. 2 (2017): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research Series B: Biological Sciences

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