Determination of boron nutrition status of winter bread wheat grown in Antalya province

Wheat, which is the most produced and consumed grain on the world, is a very important strategic product in terms of live nutrition. Boron nutrition status of winter bread wheat plant grown in Antalya province was investigated in this study. For this purpose, sampling was made in Aksu, D？？emealt？ and Korkuteli districts where the most of wheat cultivation was made in the region. Soil, plant, grain samples were taken from ten different wheat fields and boron concentrations were determined in each district. Boron concentrations in soils are 0.010-1.115 mg kg-1; 0.039-17.51 mg kg-1 on leaves; and between 0.010-6.82 mg kg-1. It was determined that 90% of the soils were found to be below this value when evaluated by considering 0.5-2 mg kg-1 as the limit of available boron content. It was determined that 80% of the boron concentrations of wheat flag leaves were sufficient (3-25 mg kg-1) and 20% were insufficient (3 mg kg-1>). In the interview with the producers, it was stated that foliar boron application was made. In 60% of the grain samples, inadequate (2 mg kg-1>) and sufficient in 40% (2-8 mg kg-1) boron concentrations were determined. Boron is a micronutrient element necessary for human nutrition. The World Health Organization reports that an adult healthy person can take 1-13 mg of boron per day via nutrition. Therefore, it is useful to continue scientific studies to optimize variables such as boron application dose, time and number of repetitions