Year: 2024 | Month: December | Volume 11 | Issue 2

Effect of Sowing Environment and Varieties on Soil Fertility and Nutrient Uptake of Rainfed Wheat under Sub-tropical Conditions

Kazem Nikzad Anil Kumar Lalichetti Sagar Akhil Bharti Jyoti Sharma
DOI:10.30954/2347-9655.02.2024.6

Abstract :

A field experiment was conducted to assess the effect of sowing dates and varieties on soil fertility and nutrient uptake of wheat crop (Triticum aestivum L.) under sub-tropical conditions. The experiment was conducted at the Research Farm, Advanced Centre for Rainfed Agriculture (ACRA), Rakh-Dhiansar of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu-India during the Rabi season of 2018-19. The experiment was carried out for six dates of sowing and three varieties with three
replications. Initial readings for available nitrogen (165.00 kg/ha) were low, phosphorous (13.75 kg/ ha) and potassium (112.00 kg/ha) were found medium in the soil. The soil class was found sandy loam having neutral pH (6.78) and organic carbon with a value of 2.4 g/kg and EC (0.16 dS/m). The soil physicochemical parameters viz pH, EC and OC as well as available N, P and K content of soil after harvest of crops did not show much of variations and thus failed to show any significant difference among varieties
and sowing environments. N, P and K uptake in wheat after harvest significantly differed with wheat varieties and sowing environments while the interaction effects of varieties and sowing environments found to be non-significant. However, wheat variety JAUW-598 removed significantly higher amounts of N, P and K uptake by wheat grain and straw as compared to wheat variety PBW-175. As regards the sowing environments, 31st October sown wheat crop removed significantly highest amounts of N, P and K
uptake by wheat grain and was followed by 15th November sown wheat crop whereas significantly lowest N, P and K uptake by wheat grain was removed by 14th January sown wheat crop and was followed by 30th December sown wheat crop. Almost a similar trend was observed with respect to nutrient uptake (NPK) by wheat straw as a result of differential times of planting.

Highlights

  • Early sowing (31st October) significantly increased nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium uptake in wheat grain and straw, compared to delayed sowing (14th January). Early sowing ensured better growth, reduced weed competition, and higher nutrient uptake.
  • Wheat variety JAUW-598 recorded significantly higher nutrient uptake (N, P, K) and better yield attributes compared to PBW-175.


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