Vol. 12, Issue 10 (2023)

Author(s):
Neroju Manasa, Navjot Rana and K Vamshi Krishna

Abstract:
A field experiment entitled “Effect of Irrigation Scheduling and Zinc Fertilization on Yield and Water Productivity of Irrigated Wheat” was conducted in agricultural research farm of Lovely Professional University, Punjab. The investigation was laid out in split plot design with three replications, aimed to study the impact of irrigation and zinc on wheat crop. The design consisted of three irrigation treatments viz., Irrigation at CRI + Late Tillering + Flowering (I₁), Irrigation at CRI + Late Jointing + Milking (I₂) and Irrigation at CRI + Flowering + Dough (I₃) and three zinc treatments 100% RDZ (25 kg ha^-1), 50% RDZ (12.5 kg ha^-1) and 25% RDZ (6.5 kg ha^-1). When compared to all other treatments, Irrigation at CRI + Late Jointing + Milking +100% RDZ were shown to have significantly higher levels of other parameters like effective tillers, grain yield, straw yield and no of leaves. However, compared to other treatments, it has the highest B:C ratio of 1.88. According to these findings, wheat crop agronomic traits responded more significantly in plots treated with irrigation at CRI + Late Jointing + Milking + 100% RDZ. Hence due to the identical agro-climatic conditions and soil characteristics, it was recommended that irrigation at CRI + Late Jointing + Milking + 100% RDZ might be beneficial for increasing wheat yield.