Topdressing nitrogen applied at different phenological stages and growth regulator on wheat in subtropical regions in southern Brazil

There are doubts about nitrogen (N) management and the use of growth regulator in wheat. Thus, the objective was to evaluate the wheat performance as a function of topdressing N applied at different phenological stages of crop, and the use of trinexapac-ethyl (TE) growth regulator associated with N...

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Published in:Journal of plant nutrition 2024-07, Vol.47 (11), p.1750-1762
Main Authors: Salvador Simonetto Foloni, José, Abati, Julia, Augusto Henning, Fernando, Leonardo Fernandes Pires, João, Carlos Bassoi, Manoel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural production
Crop yield
Design of experiments
Experimental design
Fertilization
Grain
Growth regulators
Lodging
Nitrogen
Nitrogen fertilization
Seedlings
stem elongation
tillering
trinexapac-ethyl
triticum aestivum
Wheat
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Summary:There are doubts about nitrogen (N) management and the use of growth regulator in wheat. Thus, the objective was to evaluate the wheat performance as a function of topdressing N applied at different phenological stages of crop, and the use of trinexapac-ethyl (TE) growth regulator associated with N fertilization in subtropical regions in southern Brazil. In each environment, two experiments were carried out, all with an experimental design in 2 × 4 factorial scheme. The factors in experiment 1 were topdressing N application at seedling emergence and tillering stages and N rates (0, 40, 80, and 120 kg N ha −1 ); and in experiment 2: use of TE (with and without) and N rates (0, 40, 80, and 120 kg N ha −1 ) applied at tillering. The augment of N in topdressing increases the lodging. The use of TE minimizes the lodging. In environment with irrigation, the application of intermediate N rates at crop emergence reduces lodging. The yield components are altered by the rates and stages of N application, with variable responses according to the cultivation environment. The stage of application does not affect grain yield. N fertilization increases the yield, being that in Ponta Grossa the wheat is more responsive to higher N input. In certain environments, TE reduces the number of spikes m −2 and increases the number of grains per spike. TE impairs yield when associated with N non-application in topdressing. On the other hand, it maximizes the effect of N fertilization on yield, when using higher N rates in topdressing.
ISSN:0190-4167
1532-4087
DOI:10.1080/01904167.2024.2320214