Vol. 11, Issue 7 (2022)

Author(s):
Jitendra, AS Yadav, Ram Niwas and Ravindra Sachan

Abstract:
The present 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 2020-21. The experiment comprised of 9 treatment combinations in factorial randomized block design with three replications consisted of 3 nitrogen levels viz. N1: 100 kg ha^-1, N2: 125 kg ha^-1 and N3: 150 kg ha^-1 and three date of sowing viz. D1: 25 October, D2: 15 November and D3: 5 December. On the basis of the results emanated from present investigation, it could be concluded that crop sown on 15 November and fertilized with N @150 kg ha^-1 have higher growth parameter i.e. plant height & dry matter accumulation and yield attributes i.e. length of spike, number of spike, number of grains per spike and test weight. Results also showed that crop sown on 15 November and fertilized with N @150 kg ha^-1 significantly enhanced productivity parameters i.e. grain yield, straw yield. Higher values of economics viz., gross return (Rs. 84398 ha^-1), net return (Rs. 42874 ha^-1) and B:C ratio (1.82) in wheat was observed in the combination of 15 November sowing time and nitrogen application rate @150 kg ha^-1.