The Impact of Clay Content and Potassium Levels on Several Growth Markers of Wheat

Abstract

An experiment was undertaken to investigate the impact of clay content and potassium levels on the growth characteristics of wheat plants. The experiment consisted of three degrees of clay content, namely low, medium, and high, represented by the symbols C1, C2, and C3 respectively. The experiment used four different quantities of potassium fertilizer (0, 75, 150, 300 kg. K−1). The experiment used two factors (K0, K1, K2, K3) and was conducted with three repetitions, resulting in a total of 36 experimental units. The experiment was carried out using a randomized complete block design (RCBD). Upon reaching maturity, the plant’s height, number of tillers, leaf area, and chlorophyll index were recorded. The findings demonstrated that the presence of a high clay content had a notable impact on the augmentation of plant height, chlorophyll index, flag leaf area, and number of tillers. The potassium had a K3 level of effect. The most significant growth indicators were seen in the measurements of plant height, chlorophyll index, leaf area, and number of tillers. In addition, the combination of bi-interaction with high clay content and full potassium level resulted in a substantial improvement in all of the mentioned growth indicators for the C3K3 treatment. There were no significant differences seen between the C3K3 treatment and the C3K3 treatment for some features.