Vol. 6 (5) : September-October 2015 issue
Green Farming Vol. 6 (5) : 1098-1101 ; September-October, 2015
Tillage x early sown wheat genotypes interaction effect on nutritional quality, productivity & profitability in Central India
S.R. KANTWAa1*, UPENDRA CHOUDHARYb2 and S.V. SAI PRASADb3
aAICRP on Forage Crops, Indian Grassland Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi - 284 003 (U.P.), bIndian Agricultural Research Institute-Regional Station, Indore - 452 001 (Madhya Pradesh)
Subject : Forage, Fodder Crops and Grasslands
Paper No. : P-2779
Total Pages : 4
Received : 25 October 2014
Revised accepted : 08 September 2015
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Citation :
S.R. KANTWA, UPENDRA CHOUDHARY and S.V. SAI PRASAD. 2015. Tillage x early sown wheat genotypes interaction effect on nutritional quality, productivity & profitability in Central India. Green Farming Vol. 6 (5) : 1098-1101 ; September-October, 2015
ABSTRACT
A field experiment was conducted for three years from rabi 2007-08 to 2009-10 to explore the interaction of early bred wheat genotypes (two each of T. durum D. and T. aestivum L.) and reduced tillage practices (zero, minimal and conventional tillages) on soil quality, wheat productivity, profitability, nutritional quality and net income in Central India. Conventional tillage and minimum tillage recorded 7% and 5% higher grain yield and 4% and 3% higher biomass than zero tillage, respectively. Whereas, the highest net returns were recorded in minimum tillage (32328 ` ha-1) and least in zero tillage (31370 ` ha-1). The minimum tillage recorded higher net returns of ` 651 ha-1 and ` 958 ha-1 over conventional and zero tillage, respectively. Whereas, highest benefit cost ratio (1.92) was recorded under zero tillage and lowest being with conventional tillage (1.65).
Key words :
Early sown wheat, Nutritional quality, Productivity, Profitability, Wheat genotypes, Tillage practices.
