Evaluation of planting methods for grain yield and yield components of wheat
2007
Khan, A. (NWFP Agricultural Univ., Peshawar (Pakistan). Dept. of Agronomy) | Arif, M. (NWFP Agricultural Univ., Peshawar (Pakistan). Dept. of Agronomy) | Shah, A. (NWFP Agricultural Univ., Peshawar (Pakistan). Dept. of Agronomy) | Ali, S. (NWFP Agricultural Univ., Peshawar (Pakistan). Dept. of Plant Breeding and Genetics) | Hussain, Z. (NWFP Agricultural Univ., Peshawar (Pakistan). Inst. of Developmental Studies) | Khan, S.
The present experiment was conducted at Agricultural Research Farm, NWFP agricultural University Peshawar during 2004-05, to evaluate the effect of different planting methods on yield components of wheat, using randomized complete block design with four replications. Planting methods evaluated were: Line planting (20cm apart), Line planting (30cm apart), Cross planting, Broadcast planting, Single row on ridge, and Double row on single ridge. Line planted wheat 30cm apart produced significantly higher number of spikes m-2 (164), thousand grain weight (39.85g) and grain yield (5164 kg per ha), while broadcast method produced least number of spike m-2 (104), number of grains per spike (57), thousand grain weight (32.09 g) and grain yield (4088 kg per ha). This study shows that line planting 30cm apart gives better results for grain yield of wheat than broadcast and other planting methods studied.
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