We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
GROWTH AND YIELD ATTRIBUTES OF WHEAT INFLUENCED BY VARIED SOWING DATES AND SEED SIZES.
- Authors
Ahmad, Muhammad; Randhawa, Mahmood Ahmad; Khan, Imran; Saleem, Muhammad Abdullah; Khan, Usama; Ahmad, Taseer
- Abstract
Wheat is the most important crop in Pakistan being influenced by delayed sowing and delayed harvesting of rice and cotton owing to rainfall at maturity is the key factor behind late sowing of wheat. Furthermore, seed quality is another predicament for growers in the country. Graded seed can be a contributing factor to overcome the yield losses due to delayed sowing because it enables a healthy stand establishment to crop. Therefore, an experiment was executed to evaluate the effectiveness of three different seed sizes [Bold (>2.7 mm), Medium (2.4-2.7 mm) and Small (<2.4 mm)] and three different sowing dates (20th November, 10th December and 30th December) in randomized complete block design (RCBD ) split plot arrangement 2019. Data for different growth and yield parameters was recorded and analyzed statistically using analysis of variance (ANOVA) techniques and treatments means were compared using least significant difference LSD test at 5% probability. Bold seed and sowing on 20th November produced supreme results regarding net assimilation rate (NAR) (5.42 gm-1/day), productive tillers (379.67), biological yield (t/ha), seed index (46.52 g), spike length (12.50 cm), grain yield (4.35 t/ha) and harvest index (32.55%). It is concluded that wheat sowing in mid-November produced the best results, whereas bold seed performed its positive role significantly in comparison to other seed sizes even under delayed sowing.
- Subjects
PAKISTAN; SEED size; SOWING; WHEAT; FARMERS; GRAIN yields; WHEAT seeds; SEED quality; SEEDS
- Publication
Journal of Agricultural Research (03681157), 2023, Vol 61, Issue 3, p201
- ISSN
0368-1157
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.58475/2023.61.3.1791