THE EFFECT OF OZONE TREATMENT VIA ION PLASMA METHOD AND MINERAL FERTILIZER APPLICATION RATES ON WHEAT FIELD GERMINABILITY (BASED ON LYSIMETER EXPERIMENTS)

Abstract

Today, wheat is not only of vital importance for human nutrition but is also the most widely cultivated crop globally, providing approximately 20% of daily protein and caloric intake. After rice, wheat serves as the second most important staple food crop in developing countries (Asseng S.; Guarin J., 2020). As global food demand continues to rise, there is a pressing need to increase food production, which cannot be achieved solely by expanding agricultural land (Lawlor D.W.; Mitchell R.A., 2001).