Agronomic and economic evaluation of sowing methods and mulching for an irrigated wheat (Triticum aestivum) in north-west Punjab

RANVIR SINGH; AMARINDER SINGH; AMANPREET SINGH; HARMANDEEP SINGH CHAHAL; GURBAX SINGH CHINNA

doi:10.59797/ija.v68i3.2818

Authors

RANVIR SINGH Khalsa College, Amritsar, Punjab 143 001
AMARINDER SINGH Khalsa College, Amritsar, Punjab 143 001
AMANPREET SINGH Khalsa College, Amritsar, Punjab 143 001
HARMANDEEP SINGH CHAHAL Khalsa College, Amritsar, Punjab 143 001
GURBAX SINGH CHINNA Khalsa College, Amritsar, Punjab 143 001

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59797/ija.v68i3.2818

Keywords:

Mulch, Planting, Sowing, Wheat, Zero-till

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during the winter season of 2017–18 at Khalsa College, Amritsar, to study the effect of the method of sowing and different mulch on yield and economics of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) levels in the northwest Punjab region. Wheat was sown on raised beds recorded about 10–12% higher grain yield over zero-till and flat sowing methods. Straw mulch at 4.5 t/ha resulted significant effect on grain yield in wheat. The net returns were more in bed planting and higher mulch levels compared with the other treatments. Straw mulch reduced the maximum soil temperature at seed depth (5 cm) by about 3.7oC compared to the no mulch. During the wheat emergence, raised beds recorded 2.4o C higher soil temperature at 7–8 cm soil depth compared to the flat and zero-till treatments.

Author Biographies

RANVIR SINGH, Khalsa College, Amritsar, Punjab 143 001

PG Student
AMARINDER SINGH, Khalsa College, Amritsar, Punjab 143 001

Assistant Professor, PG Department of Agriculture
AMANPREET SINGH, Khalsa College, Amritsar, Punjab 143 001

PG Student
HARMANDEEP SINGH CHAHAL, Khalsa College, Amritsar, Punjab 143 001

Associate Professor, PG Department of Agriculture
GURBAX SINGH CHINNA, Khalsa College, Amritsar, Punjab 143 001

PG Student

References

Mollah, M.I.U., Bhuiya, M.S.U and Kabir, M.H. 2009. Bed planting – A new crop establishment method for wheat in rice–wheat cropping system. Journal of Agricultural and Rural Development 7(1): 23–31.

Temsah-el, E.M. 2017. Response of wheat yield, its components and technological characteristics to different nitrogen rates and planting methods. Egypt Journal of Agronomy 39(30): 421– 429.

Singh, V., Naresh, K.R., Kumar, R., Singh, A., Shahi, P.U., Kumar, V. and Rana, N.S. 2017. Enhancing yield and water productivity of wheat (Triticum aestivum). through sowing methods and irrigation schedules under light-textured soil of western Uttar Pradesh, India, 2017. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Science 6(4): 1,400–1,411.

Kaur, J, and Mahal, S.S. 2016. Influence of paddy straw mulch on crop productivity and economics of bed and flat sown wheat (Triticum aestivum) under different schedules of irrigation. Journal of Environmental Biology 38: 243–250.

Tolk, J.A., Howell, T.A. and Evett, S.R. 1999. Effect of mulch, irrigation and soil type on water use and yield of maize. Soil and Tillage Research 50: 137–147.