Screening of wheat varieties and associated bacterial population in old alluvial soil of Burdwan, West Bengal.
J Environ Biol
;
2007 Jan; 28(1): 11-4
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-113671
ABSTRACT
In order to screen out the best variety of wheat (Triticum aestivum) out of eight varieties (viz., HP 1633, BW 11, NW 1014, Sonalika, HUW 468, K 9107, HP 1731 and HUW 234), a field experiment was conducted (from Dec. 2002 to April 2003) in a randomized block design replicated thrice at Crop Research and Seed Multiplication Farm, Burdwan University, West Bengal, India. Various morpho physiological parameters viz., plant population, length of shoot and root, leaf area index (LAI), crop growth rate (CGR), leaf area ratio (LAR), leaf area duration (LAD), net assimilation rate (NAR), yield attributes viz., length of panicles, number of grains per panicle, grain yield, straw yield, pigment content in flag leaf (chlorophyll a, b and total chlorophyll and carotenoid content) were estimated and analyzed statistically Soil bacterial populations were also estimated in the fallow land before sowing of seeds and after harvesting of crop. The HUW 468 variety records higher grain yield, maximum panicle length and maximum chlorophyll b and total chlorophyll content.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Soil
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Soil Microbiology
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Triticum
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Colony Count, Microbial
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Carotenoids
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Chlorophyll
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Plant Shoots
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Plant Roots
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Plant Leaves
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India
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
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Diagnostic study
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Screening study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Environ Biol
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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