The effect of basic fertilizers with different contents and properties on yield and quality in wheat

ABSTRACT THE EFFECT OF BASIC FERTILIZERS WITH DIFFERENT CONTENTS AND PROPERTIES ON YIELD AND QUALITY IN WHEAT Burak ARDIÇ Department of Field Crops MSc. Thesis Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Alpay BALKAN This study was carried out in Tekirdağ/Kayı and Malkara/Gönence locations to determine the effect of different basal fertilisers (control, 20.20.0, 15.15.15, 18.46, 10.20.0+20SO3+0.1 Zn+0.1Cu and 8.21.0+15SO3+0.2Zn) on grain yield and some quality traits of Esperia bread wheat variety during 2014-2015 wheat growing period. The experiments were conducted according to randomized complete blocks design with 3 replications. In the research, plant height, spike length, number of spikes per square metre, grain yield, thousand grain weight, test weight, protein ratio, wet gluten content, gluten index, Zeleny sedimentation value and delayed sedimentation value were investigated. As a result of the research, 18.46 and 10.20.0+20SO3+0.1Zn+0.1Cu composed fertilizers had high values in terms of grain yield and yield components, and 20.20.0 and 8.21.0+15SO3+0.2Zn composed fertilizers had high values in terms of quality tratits at Tekirdağ/Kayı location. In Malkara/Gönence location, 15.15.15 and 10.20.0+20SO3+0.1Zn+0.1Cu composed fertilizers had high values in terms of grain yield and yield components and 20.20.0, 15.15.15 and 10.20.0+20SO3+0.1Zn+0.1Cu composed fertilizers had high values in terms of quality traits. As a result, when the examined characteristics are evaluated together, it can be recommended to apply 10.20.0+20SO3+0.1Zn+0.1Cu new generation composed basal fertilizer as an alternative to classical basal fertilizers in terms of grain yield and quality characteristics.