Response of wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum L.) to different sowing methods and their impact on yield components and economic profitability

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted at an Agricultural Farm Rama University, Kanpur (U.P) India. The Central Plain zone of Uttar Pradesh, during Rabi season of 2023-24. The experiment comprised of 12 treatment combinations in factorial randomized block design with three replications consisted of four wheat cultivars viz. V1: NW-5054, V2: NW-4018, V3: K-1006 and V4: K-8804 and three sowing methods viz. M1: Broadcasting, M2: Line Sowing and M3: Raised Bed methods. On the basis of the results emanated from present investigation, it could be concluded that variety K-1006 sowing by raised bed method have higher growth parameter i.e. plant height & dry matter accumulation and yield attributes i.e. length of ear, number of ear, number of grains per ear and test weight. Results also showed that variety K-1006 sowing by raised bed method significantly enhanced productivity parameters i.e. grain yield, straw yield. Higher values of economics viz., gross return (Rs. 75344.67 ha-1), net return (Rs. 44799.67 ha-1) and B: C ratio (1.47) in wheat was observed in the combination of variety K-1006 sowing by raised bed method.