PJB-2011-335
CAUSES OF YIELD REDUCTION BY DELAYED PLANTING OF HEXAPLOID WHEAT IN PAKISTAN
MOHAMMAD AKMAL1, S.M. SHAH1, MUHAMMAD ASIM2 AND M. ARIF1
Abstract
Soil moisture availability at planting time of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is critical and can delay sowing if moisture is insufficient in a typical rainfed area. Shortening of vegetative growth (post emergence to pre flowering) by delay sowing can cause yield losses. We compared growth and yield of four wheat varieties viz., Inqilab 91, Bakhtawar 92, Nowshera 96 and Fakhre Sarhad planted at different dates; starting from Oct. 24 to Dec.11 with 15 days interval at the Research Farm, KP Agricultutal University Peshawar, Pakistan. Uniform cultural practices were applied during the crop growth. Fakhre Sarhad ranked the best (p
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