EFFECT OF COAL FLY-ASH ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF WHEAT

A pot expriment was conducted to study the effect of the Talcher Therm al Power Station fly ash on growth and yield of wheat. Data of the pot experiment on growth and yield reveal that 50% fly ash applied to soi l increased seedling height, plant height, girth, leaf number, leaf ar ea, spike length, dry weight etc. The values of the effect of soil + f ly ash on growth and yield are well comparable with those of soil + 10 % compost and soil + 0.6% NPK treatment. Thus soil application of fly ash nbot only has the potential for improving their production but for solving of the flyash disposal problem.