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Wheat Cropping System in India | Agronomy

In this article we will discuss about the irrigated and rainfed cropping system of wheat in India. 1. Major Irrigated Systems: Rice-Wheat: It is the most important system of irrigated areas and widely practiced in the Gangetic plain region in around 10.5 M ha. From the productivity point of view, the Trans-Gangetic plain covering the states of Punjab, Haryana and [...]

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Water Management for Wheat Crops | Agronomy

Early work on water management was with traditional tall wheat crops. Singh (1945) reported that first irrigation to wheat should be at 65-75 per cent of field capacity by applying 7.6 cm of water per irrigation to saturate 122 cm soil depth. In India, wheat is cultivated as post-rainy season crop and hence responds to irrigation. The relationship between delta [...]

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