TITLE:
Two Iranian Rice Cultivars’ Response to Nitrogen and Nano-Fertilizer
AUTHORS:
Mehrdad Ghasemi Lemraski, Ghorban Normohamadi, Hamid Madani, Hussein Heidari Sharif Abad, Hamid Reza Mobasser
KEYWORDS:
Nano Particle, Nitrogen, Nano Silicon, Rice, Yield
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Ecology,
Vol.7 No.10,
September
18,
2017
ABSTRACT: This experiment was carried out as split factorial in randomized complete blocks design with three replications in Sari, Iran during 2013 and 2014. Rice cultivars were chosen as the main factor including Tarom Mahalli and Tarom Hashemi. Nitrogen rates (34 and 69 kg N ha−1 and nitroxin) with nano-particle (nano-potassium, nano-silicon and control) selected as the subfactor. The results indicated that the amount of total tiller per hill and fertile tiller per hill for Tarom Hashemi was more than Tarom Mahalli in both years. The highest paddy yield in both years was observed for Tarom Hashemi, the main reason behind it is increasing panicle length and fertile tiller number for this cultivar. For Tarom Hashemi, the highest paddy yield (5000 kg⋅ha−1) was produced with 34 kg N ha−1 and nano potassium application. For Tarom Mahalli, the highest paddy yield 4657 kg⋅ha−1 was obtained with nitroxin and nano potassium consumption. The highest harvest index was achieved with nitroxin and nano-silicon consumption. Therefore, nano particle consumption in both cultivars resulted in improved yield.