EFFECT OF POULTRY AND UREA FERTILIZERS ON QUALITY AND PRODUCTIVITY CHARACTERS OF WHEAT (Triticum aestivum L.)

The experiment was conducted in large pots size filled with 9 kg soil, using complete random design (CRD) with three replicates in Biology Department, College of Education for Pure Science at Al-Anbar University, Iraq, to study the effect of organic (poultry manure) and nitrogen fertilizer (N 46%) and their interactions on productivity and quality characters of two wheat varieties (Abu-Ghraib and Ibaa 99) under pot natural conditions. Results showed superiority of urea and organic fertilizer treatments for all studied characters. The interaction between nitrogen fertilizer (400kg/ha) and Organic fertilizer (18ton/ha) scored high significant percentage compared with control treatment, for Abu-Ghraib variety was: No. of grains/spike (136%), total grain yield gm/pot (246%), total weight of 1000grains (75%), protein in grain (232%) and starch (33 %). While for Ibaa variety was: 142%, 240%, 89%, 248% and 38% respectively. Ibaa variety was more response than Abu- Ghraib variety.