Effect of Zinc Treatments on the Nutrient Contents of some Egyptian and Romanian Wheat

Shaaban, Samir Hosni; El-Fouly, Mohamed Mostafa; LAURA, AGAPIE ALINA; Ionut, Racz; El-Nasharty, Adel Badr; Elmnadily, Huda Ali; El-Dahshouri, Mohamad Farouk; Nicolae, Horablaga Marinel; Rozalia, Kadar; Ciprian, Buzna; Nicolae, Tritean

doi:10.21608/agro.2025.318891.1521

Effect of Zinc Treatments on the Nutrient Contents of some Egyptian and Romanian Wheat

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ NRC, Egypt

² Agricultural Research and Development Station Lovrin

³ Agricultural Research and Development Station Turda

⁴ Fertilization Technology Dept. Agricultural and Biology Institute National Research Center

⁵ Fertilization technology department , National research centre

⁶ Fertilization Technology Department- Agriculture and Biology Research division- National Research Centre

10.21608/agro.2025.318891.1521

Abstract

During the winter season of 2019/2020, 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 in Egypt, two locations were representing clay and calcareous soils, where wheat varieties are grown, namely Giza 168, Giza 171 and Gemmeiza 11. These varieties spraying with Zn sulfate 5 g/L during tillering (1) and milk stage (2) and (stage 1 and 2). It was found that the zinc level in flag leaves of Gemmiza 11 and Giza 171 improved as a result of foliar application in the Tillering+ Millk phases. Giza 171 was superior to Giza 168 in the % of zinc in grain and straw. As a result of the effect of increasing the zinc content in the leaves, grains and straw, the content of some other nutrients such as N, P, Ca and Mg were improvement.
In Romania, the experiment was conducted on four varieties: Ciprian, Glosa, Andrada and Padureni. These varieties were treated with zinc sulfate, includes soil with 30kg/ha before sowing, seed treated and foliar application with 0.3% solution at different stages. The combination of seed soaking, soil addition, and foliar spraying led to a clearer effect on zinc %, and the varieties differed in the rates of increases with the method of application.

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