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JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION
Volume 40, Issue 10, Pages 1397-1403Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/01904167.2016.1263318
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Moringa oleifera leaf extract; nutrient uptake; wheat plants
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A field experiment was conducted on a sandy soil at Salhia El-Gdida, Al Sharqia government, Egypt, to study the effect of Moringa leaf extract on yield and nutrient uptake of wheat plants (Triticum aestivum cv.). Foliar spraying of Moringa leaf extract was done at 40, 70, and 90days after planting at a rate of 0%, 1%, 2%, 3%, and 4%. Treatments of Moringa extract significantly increased straw and grain yield, biological yield, 1000 grain weight, yield efficiency, protein content, and nutrient uptake as compared to untreated plants in the both seasons. The highest values of straw and grain yield, quality yield, and nutrient uptake by plants were obtained with 4% of Moringa extract, while the lowest values were obtained with untreated plants. Also, the highest percentage increase in grain yield of 71% and 88% was recorded from the treatment 4% of Moringa extract in first and second seasons, respectively.
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