Assess impact of different sowing dates and irrigation levels on growth and yield of wheat varieties under tarai region of Uttarakhand
Impact of sowing dates and irrigation on wheat growth
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https://doi.org/10.21921/jas.v12i01.15225Keywords:
Wheat, Sowing Date, Irrigation Level, Grain Yield, Biological YieldAbstract
A study was conducted to assess impact of different sowing dates and irrigation levels on growth and yield of wheat varieties under Western Himalayan foothills using field data from wheat varieties HD-2967 and PBW-502 under varied sowing dates (15th November 25th November, and 5th December) and irrigation levels (three, four, and five irrigations). Early sowing on 15th November significantly increased grain yield with HD-2967 yielding 51.4 q/ha and PBW-502 48.4 q/ha, compared to late sowing on 5th December (44.5 and 42.3 q/ha, respectively); SEm± = 0.92, CD (5%) = 2.61. Plant height was also significantly higher under early sowing, with values of 95.8 cm (HD-2967) and 95.0 cm (PBW-502); SEm± = 1.24, CD (5%) = 3.53. A two-way ANOVA showed highly significant effects of sowing date and irrigation level on both grain and biological yield. Under five irrigations, maximum grain yields were recorded: 49.3 q/ha (HD-2967) and 47.4 q/ha (PBW-502); SEm± = 1.05, CD (5%) = 2.98.
Key Words- Wheat, Sowing date, Irrigation level, Grain yield, Biological yield
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