Novikova AA.

Animal Husbandry and Fodder Production. 2025. Vol. 108. No 4. Р. 332-343.

doi:10.33284/2658-3135-108-4-332

Original article

The results of the application of ultrafine forms of zinc and copper on spring wheat in the

Orenburg region

 

Antonina A Novikova1

1Federal Research Centre of Biological Systems and Agrotechnologies of Russian Academy of Sciences, Orenburg, Russia

1tony-novikova@yandex.ru, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6947-9262

 

Abstract. The aim of the study was to obtain high-quality seeds in the conditions of the steppe zone of the Orenburg region by applying ultrafine zinc and copper on spring wheat. The experiment was performed in 2023-2024 in the Orenburg region using spring durum wheat varieties Tselinnitsa, Luch 25 and Bezenchukskaya zolotaya. Ultrafine forms of copper and zinc were used for pre-sowing seed treatment. Studies have shown that in the control variant without treatment, the germination energy was 86.5-89.2%. Seed treatment with zinc UFP increased its value by 5.0-7.2%, copper UFP – by 6.4-7.8 %. The highest laboratory germination was observed when treated with copper (exceeding the control by up to 8.1%), and when treated with zinc, the increase was also significant (4.2-5.8%). Field germination increased up to 78.1-82.2%; the maximum effect was observed when treated with copper (+11.0-15.0%), zinc provided an increase by 10.8–12.8%. The average yield over two years varied 1.2-.0 t/ha; treatment of seeds with zinc and copper UFP led to an increase in yield in all variants (maximum increases: Zn +0.5 t/ha, Cu +0.6 t/ha). The share of the yield of conditioned seeds increased to 65.5-85.0%, with an increase of 5.7-11.7% when treated with zinc. Pre–sowing seed treatment had an impact on seed quality: natural weight increased with the use of Cu UFP by 16.5-25.5 g /l and Zn UFP by 8.0-17.5 g/l; the weight of 1000 grains increased by 1.4-3.7 g. A significant increase in protein content was noted only in the Luch 25 variety when treated with copper (+0.4 g). The results obtained confirm the effectiveness of pre-sowing seed treatment with ultrafine forms of copper and zinc to increase seed productivity and quality of spring durum wheat.

Keywords: spring durum wheat, zinc, copper, yield, yield of conditioned seeds, seed quality, pre-sowing treatment

Acknowledgments: the relevant results were obtained with the financial support of the Russian Federation represented by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (Agreement No. 075-15-2025-247).

For citation: Novikova AA. The results of the application of ultrafine forms of zinc and copper on spring wheat in the Orenburg region. Animal Husbandry and Fodder Production. 2025;108(4):332-343. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.33284/2658-3135-108-4-332

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Information about the authors:

Antonina A Novikova, Cand. Sci. (Agriculture), Head of the Laboratory for Breeding and Genetic Research in Plant Growing, Federal Research Centre of Biological Systems and Agrotechnologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 27/1 Gagarin Ave., Orenburg, 460051, tel.: 89228884481.

The article was submitted 13.10.2025; approved after reviewing 15.10.2025; accepted for publication 15.12.2025.

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