Under favorable environment, about 1000 m3 of water is needed to produce 1.0 t of wheat. About half of this is used in transpiration and the other half is lost by evaporation and unavoidable deep percolation. Under less favourable conditions, about 5000 m3 water is needed to produce 1.0 t of wheat. On an average, the water requirement of wheat [...]
Management practices discussed for irrigated and rainfed wheat are summerised as package of practices for wheat production. Irrigated Wheat: Tillage: 1. Well pulvarised but compact seedbed is necessary for uniform seed germination. 2. Two to three ploughings followed by a harrowing leads to an ideal seedbed. 3. In intensive cropping systems (rice-wheat, maize-wheat, cotton-wheat etc), zero tillage seed drills appear [...]
Quality requirements for different wheat products are given in Table 2.6: In India, wheat is primarily consumed in the form of chapati. It is also used for making bread and bakery products. About 80 per cent of the wheat produced in the country is consumed in the form of chapati. All programmes relating to wheat improvement gives priority to chapati [...]