Year: 2025 | Month: December | Volume 18 | Issue 4
Response of Chemical Fertilizer and Zinc-Solubilizing Biofertilizer (ZSB) on Growth, Yield, and Economic Performance of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
H.P. Parewa
L.K. Jain
Nemaram
S.C. Meena and M. Kumar
DOI:10.30954/0974-1712.04.2025.9
Abstract:
Field experiment was carried out during the Rabi season (November–March) of 2018–19 at the Agricultural Research Sub-Station, Sumerpur, Pali, under Agriculture University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India to evaluate the response of chemical fertilizer and zinc-solubilizing biofertilizer (ZSB) on the growth, yield, and economic performance of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The experiment was conducted using a randomized complete block design (RCBD) comprising seven treatments, each replicated four times. Growth, yield
attributes and yield were recorded and statistically analysed. The results revealed that all the measured growth and yield attributes of wheat responded positively to the application of the recommended dose of fertilizers (RDF) and its graded levels in combination with ZSB. Among the treatments, the combination of 100% NPK along with ZSB applied as a seed treatment at 650 g ha-1 (T4) exhibited a significant improvement in growth, yield components and yield compared to all treatment receiving 75% NPK +ZSB. However, T4 did not exhibit any significant difference over the control treatment receiving 100% NPK alone. Furthermore, the T4 treatment recorded the highest net return and benefit-cost (B:C) ratio (2.96), indicating that the integration of zinc-solubilizing biofertilizer with the recommended dose of NPK is not only agronomically effective but also exhibits economic advantage.
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