Cereal Chem 66:1-3   |  VIEW ARTICLE

Effect of Fertilization on Yield and Quality of Irrigated Yecora Rojo Wheat Grown in Saudi Arabia.

A. Al-Mashhadi, M. Naeem, and I. Bashour. Copyright 1989 by the American Association of Cereal Chemists, Inc. 

Gross composition and rheological properties of flour from Yecora Rojo wheat grown under 12 different fertilization programs were investigated. A split-plot experiment of N and P fertilizer combinations with Fe, Zn, Cu, and Mn was conducted in a calcareous loamy soil in Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia. Total applied rates were 125, 250, and 350 kg of N/ha, and 125 and 250 kg of P2O5/ha. The 250 kg N/ha and 125 kg P2O5/ha were sufficient to produce the highest yields. Addition of nitrogen increased the yield and the protein content. None of the treatments, however, affected adversely the flour milling yield, gross composition, and rheological properties.