Effect of different methods of sowing and mulching levels on growth and yield of wheat. (Triticum aestivum L.)

Abstract

The present investigation entitled, “Effect of different methods of sowing and mulching levels on growth and yield of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)” was carried out at student’s research farm, Khalsa College, Amritsar during Rabi season of 2017-18. The experiment was laid out in split plot design with twelve treatments comprising of planting methods (P1-Bed planting, P2-Zero tillage, P3-Flat planting); and sub plots consisting of four mulch levels (M1-no mulch, M2-mulch @ 3t/ha, M3- mulch @ 4.5t/ha, M4-mulch @ 6t/ha) soil of the experimental field was loamy texture with normal pH and electrical conductivity, medium in organic carbon, low in available N and high in available P and available K. Bed planting (P1) had significantly higher growth, yield and yield attributes than Flat planting (P3) and Zero tillage (P2) and among mulching levels 6t/ha (M4) resulted significantly higher growth, yield and yield attributes. Maximum benefit cost ratio was recorded in crop sown with Bed planting (P1) and mulch level @ 6t/ha (M4) which was at par with mulch @ 4.5t/ha.