VARIATION OF QUANTITY OF STALKS M-2 TRAIT OF WINTER WHEAT (TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.) VARIETIES UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT TREATMENTS.

Essien Okon*, Arikpo Ikpi Okoi, Hannah Edim Etta and Vladimir Zuba

ABSTRACT

This investigation was carried out in three winter varieties namely Batko, Deya and Krasnodarskaya 99 at bushing-out – harvest output phase to study the effect of growth regulator, Furolan and mineral fertilizer on quantity of stalks m-2 trait in these plants. The quantity of productive stalks per unit area of winter wheat is one of the basic quantitative characteristics of assessing grain productivity. At the end of bushing-out phase, Deya generated 761 stalks, while Krasnodarskaya 99 had 759 pieces m-2. In the control the number of stalks m-2 produced by the three varieties on the average comprised 731 pieces however, in the fertilized variant about 873 pieces m-2 were produced. With the application of only the growth regulator, the quantity of plants m-2 increased by 4 pieces to a total of 333 pieces. This increase was statistically significant (LSD05 – variants = 3.62). In the variant without fertilizer in Bat’ko variety bushiness was 2.2, but on application of only growth regulator, Furolan there was no change as it recorded 2.2 plant stalks. From this result, it appeared biological activity did not affect bushiness on the application of growth regulator in the harvest output phase.

Keywords: Wheat, Field-germinating power, Quantity Of Stalks m-2, Bushing-out – harvest output phase, Plant bushiness trait.