Vol. 11, Issue 5 (2022)

Author(s):
Kushal Sachan, Anil Kumar, Ajmul Hasan and Amar Kant Verma

Abstract:
A field experiment was carried out in the pot culture of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, C. S. Azad University of Agriculture & Technology during 2018-19. The experiment consisted 13 treatments viz, T_1: Control_, T_2: 75% RDF_, T_3: 75% RDF + FYM_, T_4: 75% RDF + FYM + S_30, T_5: 75% RDF + FYM + S₃₀ + Zn_20, T_6: 75% RDF + FYM + Zn_20, T_7: 100% RDF_, T_8: 100% RDF + FYM and T_9: 100% RDF + FYM + S_30, T_10: 100% RDF + FYM + S₃₀ + Zn₂₀, T_11: 100% RDF + FYM + Zn₂₀, T_12: 100% RDF + FYM + S₃₀ + Zn₂₀ + Azotobacter and T_13: 125% RDF and assigned in randomized block design replicated thrice during rabi season of 2018-19. The wheat cv HD-2967 was used in the experiment. The soil of the experimental plot was sandy loam in texture, medium in fertility and slightly alkaline in reaction. The weather during the experimental period was by and large normal and devoid of any extreme conditions. The results indicated that application of 100% RDF + FYM + S₃₀ + Zn₂₀ + Azotobacter showed that the highest grain yield (57.82 q ha^-1), stover yield (61.12 q ha^-1), biological yield (118.94 q ha^-1) and harvest index (48.61%) and lowest in control. Application of treatments T₁₂ (100% RDF + FYM + S₃₀ + Zn₂₀ + Azotobacter) gave the highest grain yield of wheat crop. It is strongly recommended that farmer of the central Uttar Pradesh adopt the dose of T₁₂ (100% RDF + FYM + S₃₀ + Zn₂₀ + Azotobacter) doses for better crop yield.