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), […]
Package of Practices for Wheat Production | Agronomy
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Quality Requirements for Wheat Products | Agronomy
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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 […]
Water Management for Wheat Crops | Agronomy
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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 […]