EFFECT OF FLAG LEAF REMOVAL ON GRAIN-YIELD, ITS COMPONENTS AND QUALITY OF HEXAPLOID WHEAT

Effect of flag leaf removal on grain yield, yield components, plant height and protein content of the grain was investigated in four bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L) varieties. Flag leaf removal significantly reduced plant height, spike length, number of grains per spike, 1000-grain weight and grain yield while the protein content of the grain was significantly increased by this treatment. However flag leaf removal does not show any effect on number of spikelets per spike. Flag leaf area showed significant positive correlation with grain yield per plant however, the association between flag leaf area and protein content of the grain was significant negative.