Effect of Sowing Dates and Varieties on Growth and Yield of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in Central Plain Zone of U.P, India
Avnish Patel *
Department of Agronomy, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.)-208002, India.
Sanjeev Kumar
Department of Agronomy, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.)-208002, India.
M. Z. Siddiqui
Department of Agronomy, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.)-208002, India.
Prateek Saxena
Department of Agronomy, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.)-208002, India.
Abhisek Kumar Das
Department of Agronomy, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.)-208002, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
In Kanpur, a field experiment was carried out in sandy loam soil during the Rabi season of 2022–2023. Nine treatment combinations total—three sowing dates (November 23, November 8, and December 23) and three cultivars (K-307, K-9107, and HD-2967)—were used in the experiment. Because variety HD-2967 had higher grain ear-1, grain weight ear-1, and test weight than varieties K-307 and K, it yielded more. The date of sowing has a big impact on the grain yield and yield-contributing features. In comparison to the sowings on December 8 (36.34 q ha-1) and December 23 (33.26 q ha-1), the largest grain yield (41.66 q ha-1) was reported on November 23rd. The research verified that planting after November 23rd considerably reduces production, irrespective of varieties.
Keywords: Grain, yield, sowing date, varieties, wheat