Seed pre-sowing treatments and essential trace elements application effects on wheat performance

Current study was conducted to evaluate the effects of different seed priming and foliar spray micronutrients on bread wheat performance in semi-arid region Northwest Iran. Pre-sowing treatments were S1: no pre-sowing treatment (intact seeds), S2: hydro-priming, S3: bio-priming (seed inoculation with plant promoting rhizobacteria consortium: Azotobacter chroococcum + Azospirillum lipoferum), S4: micronutrient feeding include, check (0): distilled water spray, Fe: iron, Zn: zinc. All significantly increased height, tiller number, canopy width, total biomass, spike mass, number per yield compared intact seeds. A brief comparison effect fertilizer showed that improving growth more obvious than treatments. The greatest increase components recorded for plants grown from bio-fortified seeds by essential trace elements. However, parameters affected Zn application. From present study, it may be concluded combined through hydration, soaking microbial is useful enhance production agricultural sustainability smallholder farmers region.