Universal Journal of Plant Science Vol. 1(4), pp. 125 - 131
DOI: 10.13189/ujps.2013.010403
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Response of Wheat (Triticum Aestivum) Cultivars to Different Tillage Practices Grown under Rice-wheat Cropping System

Ali Imran ^1,*, Jamil Shafi ², Nadeem Akbar ¹, Waqas Ahmad ³, Mubasher Ali ², Sohail Tariq ^4
1 Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Faisalabad (38040) Pakistan
² Department of Plant Pathology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (38040) Pakistan
³ Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (38040) Pakistan
⁴ Institute of Agri. Extension and Rural Development, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (38040) Pakistan

ABSTRACT

A field experiment was carried out to determine the effect of tillage on growth and yield of two wheat cultivars sown after rice at the Agronomic Research Area, University of Agriculture, and Faisalabad during the winter season 2012-13. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with split plot arrangement having three replications with a net plot size of 3.0 m × 7.0 m. The experiment comprised of two wheat cultivars with four tillage treatments viz. Zero tillage, reduced tillage (only one cultivation+hand drilling), conventional method (3 cultivation followed by planking +hand drilling) and deep ploughing (one deep ploughing with chisel plough and one cultivation followed by planking+hand drilling). Maximum grain yield was obtained in Zero tillage treatment in both cultivars as compared to all other three tillage treatments. Similarly, the spike length number of tillers, number of grains spike_-1, 1000- grain weight, biological yield, and harvest index were the highest in Zero tillage. Zero tillage in wheat performed well in the entire crop data parameters and showed effectively high yield in wheat.

KEYWORDS
Tillage, Zero Tillage, Reduced Tillage, Deep Tillage, Wheat

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[1] Ali Imran , Jamil Shafi , Nadeem Akbar , Waqas Ahmad , Mubasher Ali , Sohail Tariq , "Response of Wheat (Triticum Aestivum) Cultivars to Different Tillage Practices Grown under Rice-wheat Cropping System," Universal Journal of Plant Science, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 125 - 131, 2013. DOI: 10.13189/ujps.2013.010403.

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Ali Imran , Jamil Shafi , Nadeem Akbar , Waqas Ahmad , Mubasher Ali , Sohail Tariq (2013). Response of Wheat (Triticum Aestivum) Cultivars to Different Tillage Practices Grown under Rice-wheat Cropping System. Universal Journal of Plant Science, 1(4), 125 - 131. DOI: 10.13189/ujps.2013.010403.