Effect of Vermicompost and Organic Matter in Enhancing Wheat Tolerance against Drought Stress

Abstract

An experiment was conducted during rabi season of 2021-2022 at the Agronomy Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan, to study the appropriate dosage of Organic matter and vermicompost for wheat germination and growth under drought conditions. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with twelve treatments (1) clay Soil at 100% field capacity (F.C) (T1: control, T2: V.C@ 5g/2kg of soil, T3: O.M@15g/2kg of soil), (2) sandy soil at 100% F.C (T4: control, T5: V.C@ 5g/2kg of soil, T6: O.M@15g/2kg of soil), (3) clay soil at 50% F.C (T7: Control, T8: V.C@ 5g/2kg of soil, T9: O.M@15g/2kg of soil), (4) sandy Soil at 50% F.C (T10: control, T11: V.C@ 5g/2kg of soil, T12: O.M@15g/2kg of soil), and replicated three times. Results indicate that the growth parameters, clay soil at 50% F.C and sandy soil at 100% F.C have (109.34 t/ha) found highest in combined application of organic matter@15g/2kg + vermicompost @5g/2kg.