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Effect of row orientation on growth, yield and yield attributes of wheat sown on three dates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

K. K. Dhingra ,
M. S. Dhillon ,
D. S. Grewal  and
K. Sharma
K. K. Dhingra
Affiliation:
Department of Agronomy, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004, India
M. S. Dhillon
Affiliation:
Department of Agronomy, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004, India
D. S. Grewal
Affiliation:
Department of Agronomy, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004, India
K. Sharma
Affiliation:
Department of Agronomy, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004, India
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Summary

An experiment to study the effect of row direction on the light interception, growth and yield of three wheat cultivars sown at three different dates was conducted at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana during rabi seasons 1982–3 and 1983–4. The results showed that sowing in a north-south direction resulted in 0·20 and 0·22 t/ha higher yield than sowing east-west. Bi-directional sowing gave further increases of 0·30 and 0·18 t/ha over north-south direction during 1982–3 and 1983–4 respectively. Late sowing significantly reduced yield.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 107 , Issue 2 , October 1986 , pp. 343 - 346
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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