Effect of crop establishment methods and irrigation schedules on growth and yield of wheat (Triticum aestivum)

VIPIN KUMAR SAGAR; R.K. NARESH

doi:10.59797/ija.v64i2.5256

Authors

VIPIN KUMAR SAGAR
R.K. NARESH

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59797/ija.v64i2.5256

Keywords:

Crop establishment, Growth, Irrigation schedules, IW CPE ratio, Land configuration, Wheat, Yield

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during 201415 and 201516 at Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, to study the effect of irrigation and crop-establishemnt methods on growth and yield of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). In this experiment, 3 irrigation schedules (4 cm irrigation at IW: CPE of 0.8, 5 cm irrigation at IW: CPE of 1.0 and 6 cm irrigation at IW : CPE of 1.2) in 6 planting patterns including 5 bed configurations in furrow-irrigated bed planting systems and 1 flat planting with row-to-row distance of 22.5 cm. In furrow-irrigated bed planting systems, the crop was planted on the top of the 75 cm bed, 2 rows (B ); 75 cm bed, 3 rows (B ); 90 cm bed, 2 rows (B ); 90 cm bed, 3 rows 752 753 902 (B ) and 90 cm bed, 4 rows (B ). The results showed that by following furrow-irrigated bed planting systems, 903 904 on an average, 40% water was saved as compared to 1 flat planting with row spacing of 22.5 cm with significant increase in the productivity of water. Plant height, dry-matter accumulation, number of tillers, root length, root dry weight and crop growth rate displayed significantly higher with land configuration of 90 cm bed, 2 rows (B ). 902 Among the yield attributes, grains/spike, spike length (cm), spikelets/spike and test weight increased significantly in B and B , and 4 cm irrigation at 0.8 irrigation water : cumulative pan evaporation (IW: CPE) respectively. 752 902 The grain yield (4.65 and 4.76 t/ha), straw yield (6.05 and 6.15 t/ha); biological yield (10.71 and 10.94 t/ha) and harvest index (43.39 and 43.49) were significantly higher under B land configuration with 4 cm irrigation at an 904 0.8 IW: CPE in 201415 and 201516, respectively.

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