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Categorization of Diverse Wheat Genotypes for Zinc Efficiency Based on Higher Yield and Uptake Efficiency

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Low zinc (Zn) availability in various agricultural soils including Vertisols adversely affects wheat production. The variations among the wheat genotypes to produce high grain yield and Zn uptake under low Zn supply were investigated to find out the Zn-efficient genotypes. Twenty-five different wheat genotypes were evaluated in the field with two levels of Zn, viz., low (no Zn fertilizer) and high (20 kg of Zn ha−1 applied as Zn sulfate heptahydrate (ZnSO4.7H2O) (21% Zn)) along with three foliar applications of Zn at ear initiation, flowering, and milking stage of wheat growth. Thousand grain weight, grain yield, grain Zn concentration, and Zn uptake of wheat genotypes differed significantly and increased due to Zn application. Among the genotypes, grain yield efficiency index (i.e., relative grain yield) varied from 85.0 to 98.6 and Zn uptake efficiency (i.e., relative grain Zn uptake) varied from 60.9 to 88.5. Considering grain yield efficiency index and Zn uptake efficiency index, the genotypes were categorized as efficient and responsive (JW-3211, GW-322, PBW-502, HD-2864, UP-2554, HI-8627, GW-190, SUJATHA-HI-627), efficient and non-responsive (HD-2932, LOK-1, PBW-175), inefficient and responsive (HD-4672, GW-366, UP-2628), and inefficient and non-responsive (HW-2004, WH-147, HI-1418, DL-803-3, PBW-343, HD-2733, UP-2565, JW-17, C-306, AKW-4627, HI-1500). The efficient and responsive genotypes are the most useful ones as they provide higher yield under low Zn supply and also respond to Zn fertilizer application. The inefficient and responsive genotypes may be utilized by the plant breeders to identify the responsive traits for their incorporation in modifying the efficient and non-responsive genotypes.

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The authors acknowledge the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR), New Delhi, for funding the research work through National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP) (Sub-project code: 417801-08). The authors thank the Director, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, for providing the facilities to carry out the research work. The authors acknowledge the comments and suggestions provided by the anonymous reviewers and the editor for improving the quality of the manuscript.

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The project was funded through the National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP) (Sub-project code: 417801-08) of Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR), New Delhi.

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  1. Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, 474 002, India

    Pooja Singh

  2. ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 462 038, India

    Arvind K. Shukla, Sanjib K. Behera, Pankaj K. Tiwari & Ajay Tripathi

  3. International Zinc Association, New Delhi, India

    Soumitra Das

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Singh, P., Shukla, A.K., Behera, S.K. et al. Categorization of Diverse Wheat Genotypes for Zinc Efficiency Based on Higher Yield and Uptake Efficiency. J Soil Sci Plant Nutr 20, 648–656 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-019-00153-5

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