Table 3 Yield attributes of wheat under different levels of phosphorus in conjunction with nano DAP application.

From: Nano DAP augments productivity, phosphorus use efficiency, and profitability of spring wheat

Treatment

Spike length (cm)

Grains spike−1

Grain weight (g) spike−1

1000-grain weight (g)

2022–23

2023–24

2022–23

2023–24

2022–23

2023–24

2022–23

2023–24

P0

8.0c

8.1g

43c

44e

1.84d

1.81e

38.1e

38.6c

P50

8.1c

8.2fg

48b

48d

1.90c

1.84de

39.5d

39.6bc

P50 + Nano2.5 ml L−1

8.5bc

8.4efg

49b

49cd

1.93bc

1.85d

40.2bc

40abc

P50 + Nano5 ml L−1

8.7abc

8.5def

50ab

50bcd

1.95b

1.87cd

40.5ab

40.3ab

P75

8.5bc

8.5def

48b

48d

1.91c

1.84de

40.1bc

40.1ab

P75 + Nano2.5 ml L−1

8.7abc

8.7cde

49b

51abcd

1.93bc

1.87cd

40.5ab

40.8ab

P75 + Nano5 ml L−1

9.0ab

8.8bcd

50ab

52abc

1.95b

1.89bc

40.7a

41.0ab

P100

9.1ab

8.9abc

49b

52abc

1.93bc

1.89bc

39.8cd

41.1ab

P100 + Nano2.5 ml L−1

9.3ab

9.1ab

50ab

53ab

1.95b

1.92ab

40.3b

41.3a

P100 + Nano5 ml L−1

9.5a

9.2b

52a

54a

2.15a

1.94a

40.8a

41.5a

LSD (p = 0.05)

0.84

0.31

2.85

2.86

0.04

0.03

0.43

1.35

  1. Values represent means from three replicates. Mean values followed by different letters are significantly different at p = 0.05 using Tukey’s honestly significant difference test.