Response of date of sowing and moisture regime on very late sown wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

A field experiment was conducted during rabi season of 2011-12 to study “Response of date of sowing and moisture regimes on very late sown wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)” on silty loam soil of NDUA&T Faizabad. Twenty treatments comprised of four levels of Dates of sowing (15 December, 25 December, 4 January and 14 January) and five Moisture regimes (0.8 IW/CPE, 1.0 IW/CPE, 1.2 IW/CPE, Irrigations at CRI, late jointing and milking stage and Irrigations at CRI, maximum tillering, late jointing, flowering and milking stage) were tested in a split plot design with three replications. Sowing date and moisture regime levels significantly affected the growth, yield and economics of wheat. The results revealed that, plant height, number of shoots m2, dry matter accumulation, days taken to 50% flowering, maturity and yield attributing characters viz, number of grains/spike, number of spike m2, length of spike, grain yield and straw yield was significantly maximum with 15 December and irrigation at 1.0 IW/CPE ratio with 6 cm depth. On the basis of results obtained, dates of sowing 15 December and application of irrigation at 1.2 IW/CPE was found to be more suitable for higher yield of wheat variety NW 1014