Usage of iron foliar spray in enhancing  the growth and yield of the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum L)

Aqarab Husnain Gondal; Franklin Ore Areche; Liliana Asunción Sumarriva-Bustinza; Nadia Lys Chávez-Sumarriva; Nelly Olga Zela-Payi; Jesús Manuel More López; José Yovera Saldarriaga; Bertila Liduvina García-Díaz; María Soledad Porras-Roque; Jose Carlos Ayuque-Rojas; Salomón Vivanco Aguilar; David Ruiz Vilchez; Russbelt Yaulilahua-Huacho; Rafael Julian Malpartida Yapias; Abdul Jabbar

doi:10.18006/2023.11(2).316.324

Authors

Aqarab Husnain Gondal Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, 38000, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Franklin Ore Areche National University of Huancavelica, Huancavelica, Peru
Liliana Asunción Sumarriva-Bustinza National University of Education Enrique Guzmán y Valle, Lima – Peru
Nadia Lys Chávez-Sumarriva Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Perú
Nelly Olga Zela-Payi National University of the Altiplano, Puno - Peru
Jesús Manuel More López Santiago Antunez of Mayolo National University, Huaraz – Peru
José Yovera Saldarriaga Santiago Antunez of Mayolo National University, Huaraz – Peru
Bertila Liduvina García-Díaz National University of Callao, Lima – Peru
María Soledad Porras-Roque Jorge Basadre Grohmann National University, Tacna – Peru
Jose Carlos Ayuque-Rojas National University of Huancavelica, Huancavelica, Peru
Salomón Vivanco Aguilar National University of Huancavelica, Huancavelica, Peru
David Ruiz Vilchez National University of Huancavelica, Huancavelica, Peru
Russbelt Yaulilahua-Huacho National University of Huancavelica, Huancavelica, Peru
Rafael Julian Malpartida Yapias Autonomous University of Tarma, Tarma – Peru
Abdul Jabbar Fodder Research Farm Sargodha, Sargodha Punjab, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18006/2023.11(2).316.324

Keywords:

Seed oil contents, Growth enhancement, Yield, Application rate, Application method

Abstract

The ideal growth and development of linseed plants depend on receiving the necessary nutrients during the growing season when they are grown. Flax's yield and oil content increase using a foliar spray containing micronutrients. This study aimed to determine how foliar iron (Fe) treatment affected flax yield and its constituents. The experiment was set up at the adoptive research farm Sargodha in a randomized block design and three replicates. At the capsule filling stages and bud initiation of the flax crop, foliar sprays with varying concentrations of Fe (5.5%, 4.5%, 3.5%, 2.5%, 1.5%) and without Fe (control) were administered. Sulphate of iron (Fe) was used as the source of Fe. All treatments resulted in notable enhancements in agronomic characteristics such as grain oil contents, harvest index, biological yield, number of capsule formations, technical stem length, plant height, as well as physiological parameters including fluorescence yield (Ft), quantum yield (YII), photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), electron transport rate (ETR), and chlorophyll contents. The results of this study suggested that the application of 3.5% to flax during the bud initiation and capsule filling stages increases the seed yield, yield attributes, and oil contents. In conclusion, foliar spray of Fe could enhance the yield of linseed crops.

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