GROWTH AND YIELD RESPONSE OF FLAX (LINUM USITATISSIMUM L.) TO DIFFERENT RATES OF CHARCOAL AND POTASSIUM FERTILIZER IN ERBIL, KURDISTAN REGION-IRAQ

  • RABAR FATAH SALIH Dept. of Field Crops, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University ofSalahaddin, Kurdistan Region- Iraq
  • GARILLA ANWAR OSMAN Dept. of Field Crops, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University ofSalahaddin, Kurdistan Region- Iraq
  • LAWEST HAMED AZIZ Dept. of Field Crops, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University ofSalahaddin, Kurdistan Region- Iraq
Keywords: Flax:, Charcoal:, Potassium fertilizer:, Kurdistan:

Abstract

This study investigate the influence of different levels of charcoal and inorganic fertilizer on the some growth and yield parameters of flax crop. The study conducted in GrdarashaField which is belong to the College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, Salahaddin University – Erbil in the 2017 – 2018growing season. Charcoal has not been yet applied as a fertilizer in flax field and any crops in Kurdistan, therefore its potential effect has been investigated for the first time in this study. Interaction among charcoal and potassium at the rate of (800g/m2 and 60kg/ha), respectively were caused to significantly improve some growth and yield parameterssuch as plant height, technical stem length, total fresh yield and dry stem yield by the about (63.4cm, 46.3cm, 11.5 t/ha and 3.5 t/ha), respectively. Additionally, potassium alone especially at the rate of 60kg/ha showed an impact role to provide high value of both growth and yieldstudied characteristics. On the bright of the results, anopportunity could be seento do more researchesin the future about the effects of charcoal and inorganic fertilizers not only on flax but also on other crops.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Bakry, A. B. , Ibrahim, O. , Eid, A. and Badr, E. (2014). Effect of Humic Acid, Mycorrhiza Inoculation, and Biochar on Yield and Water Use Efficiency of Flax under Newly Reclaimed Sandy Soil. Agricultural Sciences, 5, 1427-1432. doi: 10.4236/as.2014.514153

Bakry, A. B. , Nofal, O. , Zeidan, M. and Hozayn, M. (2015) Potassium and Zinc in Relation to Improve Flax Varieties Yield and Yield Components as Grown under Sandy Soil Conditions. Agricultural Sciences, 6, 152-158. doi: 10.4236/as.2015.61013.

Faloyea, O.T., Alatisea, M.O., Ajayia, A.E., and Ewulob, B.S. (2017). Synergistic effects of biochar and inorganic fertiliser on maize (zea mays) yield in an alfisol under drip irrigation. Soil & Tillage Research, 174, 214–220.

Gale, N. V., M. A. Halim, M. Horsburgh, and S. C. Thomas. (2017). Comparative responses of early-successional plants to charcoal soil amendments. Ecosphere 8(10):e01933. 10.1002/ecs2.1933.

Glaser, B., Lehmann, J. & Zech, W. (2002). Ameliorating physical and chemical properties of highly weathered soils in the tropics with charcoal – a review. Biol Fertil Soils 35: 219. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-002-0466-4

Gupta, M., Kour, S., and Gupta, V. (2017). Effect of Different Doses of Fertilizers on Yield and NPK Uptake Of Linseed (Linum Usitatissimum L.). Bangladesh J. Bot. 46(2): 575-581.

Khalifa, R. Kh. M.; Manal F. M.; Bakry A. B. and Zeidan M. S. (2011). Response of some flax varieties to micronutrients foliar application under newly reclaimed sandy soil. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Science, 5(8): 1328-1334.

Khourang, M; Parissa B. and Reza O. (2012). Effect of some chemical and biological fertilizer on productivity of a medicinal flax (Linum usitatssimum L.) plant. International Journal of Agronomy and Plant Production 3(3): 78-83.

Kingshuk, R., Sadao N., and Shigeo S. (2012). Effects of Charcoal-treated Soils on Plant Growth and Nutrient Leaching. Papers on Environmental Information Science, Vol.32 (The 32th Conference on Environmental Information Science).

Malisa, M.N., Hamdan, J., and Husni, M.H.A. (2011). Yield Response of Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) to Different Rates of Charcoal and Nitrogen Fertilizer on Bris Soils in Malaysia. Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research 10 (1): 54-59

Martin, J. H.; Richard P. W. and David L. S. (2006). Principles of field crop production. 4th edition, New Jersey Columbus, Ohio.

Salih, R.F., Abdan, K. and Wayayok, A. (2014a). Growth Responses of Two Kenaf Varieties (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) Applied by Different Levels of Potassium, Boron and Zinc. Journal of Agricultural Science, 6 (9), 37-45.

Salih, R.F., Abdan, K., Wayayok, A., and Hashim, N. (2014b). Effect of Potassium, Boron and Zinc on Nitrogen Content in Bast and Core Fibres for Two Kenaf Varieties (Hibiscus cannabinus L.). International Journal of Development Research, 4(12): 2581-2586.

Salih, R.F., Abdan, K., Wayayok, A., Rahim, A. A., and Hashim, N. (2014c). Response of Nitrogen Content for Some Varieties of Kenaf Fiber (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) by Applying Different Levels of Potassium, Boron and Zinc. Agriculture and Agricultural Science Procedia, 1(2):375-80.

Salih, R.F., Abdan, K., Wayayok, A., and Hashim, N. (2015). Improvement of Morphological Properties of Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) by Adding Nutrients. ICSAFEI-178”, 7th International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture for Food,Energy and Industry in Regional and Global Context, ICSAFEI2015”.

Salih, R.F. (2015). Improve Protein Content in the Cell Wall of the Kenaf Fibers. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing. Germany.

Salih, R.F., Abdan, K., Wayayok, A., Hashim, N., & Rahman, K. A. (2016). Improve Quality and Quantity of Plant Products by Applying Potassium Nutrient (A Critical Review). Journal of ZankoySulaimani, 18(2),197-208.

Shaaban, S. H. A. and Abou El-Nour, E. A. A. (2012). Effect of Different Potassium Sources on Yield and Nutrient Uptake by Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) Grown on Loamy Sand Soil. Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 8(3): 1425-1429.

Steiner, C., Teixeira, W.G., Lehmann, J. et al. (2007). Long term eVects of manure, charcoal and mineral fertilization on crop production and fertility on a highly weathered Central Amazonian upland soil. Plant Soil. 291: 275. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-007-9193-9

Oguntunde, P.G., Fosu, M., Ajayi, A.E. et al. (2004). Effects of charcoal production on maize yield, chemical properties and texture of soil. Biol Fertil Soils 39: 295. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-003-0707-1
Published
2020-02-19
How to Cite
SALIH, R. F., OSMAN, G. A., & AZIZ, L. H. (2020). GROWTH AND YIELD RESPONSE OF FLAX (LINUM USITATISSIMUM L.) TO DIFFERENT RATES OF CHARCOAL AND POTASSIUM FERTILIZER IN ERBIL, KURDISTAN REGION-IRAQ. Journal of Duhok University, 22(2), 71-80. https://doi.org/10.26682/ajuod.2019.22.2.7
Section
Agriculture and Veterinary Science