Drill Sowing and Broadcast Augmented With Furrows Improved the Performance and Profitability of Wheat
Year: 2021
Type: article
Abstract: Better sowing method of a crop leads to better production by ensuring seed placement at proper depth and resulting in uniform emergence and crop stand. Different sowing methods are being used by farmers according to their wisdom but a limited information is available about the production potential and economic efficiency of sowing methods. To evaluate better sowing method for better production of wheat and its economic efficiency under irrigated conditions was studied through field experiments conducted during year 2017-18 and 2018-19 at Agronomic research Institute, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad, Pakistan. Five sowing methods such as drill sowing (DS), bed sowing (BS), broadcasting (BC), broadcasting augmented with furrows (BAF) and ridge sowing (RS) were evaluated in RCBD replicated thrice. Data regarding yield and yield contributing factors during both years of study revealed that performance of wheat was better when sown by DS and BAF. DS and BAF produced significantly higher plant population 10.84% and 9.84%, grains per spike 13.45%, 12.11%, 1000-grain weight 4.96% and 4.53% and grain yield 11.95% and 11.19% respectively during 2018-19 and 2020-21 than BC. Moreover a strong correlation of wheat yield was observed with its yield contributing attributes. Economic analysis of different sowing methods during both years of study revealed the profitability of DS and BAF as more benefit-cost ratio (BCR) 7.18, 6.54% over BC, respectively was recorded with these sowing methods. It was concluded that DS and BAF are suitable methods for better wheat production and profitability under irrigated conditions.
DOI: 10.58475/9ma3mh09
Language: English
Subfield: Agronomy and Crop Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7215697196