Pakistan ranks among the nation’s most vulnerable to the
ongoing and anticipated impacts of climate change. Cropping in Pakistan is
bearing various climate challenges like temperature extremes, drought, flood,
heavy rains, hails, wind storms increase in Co2, greenhouse gases and CFCs.
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) is a predominant crop in arid regions. A
field experiment involving six sorghum cultivars and three distinct nitrogen
levels was conducted at the Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University, Dera
Ismail Khan during the Kharif season of 2017. The cultivars, nitrogen levels,
and their interactions had a significant influence on plant height (cm), leaf
area (cm²), crop growth rate (g m-2 day-1), panicle elongation (cm), number of
grains per panicle, grain weight (g), biomass production (kg ha-1), and
economic yield (kg ha-1). The sorghum genotype JS-263, with an NPK dose of
120:75:60 kg ha-1, exhibited the highest grain yield and yield-related
parameters. This high-yielding sorghum cultivar and optimal nitrogen level
could be utilized for enhanced yield and productivity.
Author(s) Details:
Iqtidar Hussain,
Department of Agronomy, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan,
Pakistan.
Zuhair
Hasnain,
Department
of Agronomy, PMAS Arid Agriculture, University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Hafiz Basheer Ahmad,
Sugarcane Research Institute, AARI, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/RACAS-V5/article/view/13768
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