Plant Nutrient Element Pellet Seed Coating Application to Barley Seeds

Abstract

As with all grain products, good and homogeneous exiting is the first on the list of important cultural processes. In this study, pellet coating was done to the barley seed and various plant nutrient elements were applied on to the seeds in liquid form to determine their effects on the germination parameters, plant sizes and chlorophyll amounts. Towards this objective, barley seeds were coated using pelleting material. Afterwards, liquid humic+ fulvic acids, NPK, nitrogen and zinc were sprayed in different ratios and variations on the pellet coated barley seeds. According to the germination test results, humic+ fulvic acid x2 dosage plus nitrogen application and humic+ fulvic acid + nitrogen application significantly affects the germination speed and germination strength parameters in a positive manner. It was determined that different applications have no statistically important effects on the plant size results. It was also determined that humic+fulvic acids+ NPK applications positively affect the chlorophyll amounts.

Keywords: Barley, Seed Coating, Plant Nutrient Element, Germination Parameters.