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08 Dec

Posted at 07:13h in Crop Cultivation
Prakasha T L 22 views

मध्य भारत में उन्नत गेहूं की खेती के तरीके Wheat is one of the most important cereal crops in India which is being cultivated in an area of 30.54 mha with a production of 106.41 mt in 2021-22. Wheat is being cultivated in 5 different zones in India viz., Northern Hilly Zone (NHZ), North Western Plains Zone (NWPZ, North Eastern Plains Zone (NEPZ), Central Zone (CZ), and Peninsular Zone (PZ).  The Central Zone consists of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Kota, and Udaipur divisions of Rajasthan and the Jhansi division of Uttar Pradesh. Among Central Zone states, Madhya Pradesh is the major producer of wheat with a production of 22.4 mt and an area of 6.5 mha. Both species of wheat viz., durum and bread wheat are being cultivated in Madhya Pradesh. Bread wheat is used for making chapattis, bread, and biscuits. Durum wheat is used in making daliya, pasta, and semolina. Wheat production and productivity in Central India are affected by many biotic (stem and leaf rusts, termites, lepidopteran pests, etc.) and abiotic factors (drought, heat, etc.). Wheat production can be improved by adopting new high-yielding, disease-resistant wheat varieties, and improved production practices. Varieties are to be chosen based on the time of sowing and irrigation water availability (Table 1). Table 1: Wheat varieties recommended for...

14 Mar

Posted at 10:12h in Crop Cultivation
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भारत मे गेंहू उगाने की तकनीक  India is the fourth largest producer of wheat in the world. Wheat is an important cereal crop grown in India. Wheat is cultivated in almost all parts of India. Geographically India has been divided into six wheat growing zones. Wheat is a rabi crop which is sown in the beginning of winter (November-December) and is harvested in the beginning of summer. Sowing of wheat: Optimum date of sowing depends on type of variety, weather, soil, irrigation facility etc. However, most appropriate time of sowing is when the daily ambient temperature drops to 20-22 0C. Therefore second fortnight of November is optimum time of sowing in Northern plainsLast Dates up to which sowing would be economical are: upto 25th December - in North-West plain Zone upto 10th December - in North-East plain & Central Zone upto 30th November - in Peninsular Zone Soaking seeds in water overnight before sowing, using higher seed rate, closer spacing, shallow sowing (2-3 cm) and spreading thin covering of FYM soon after sowing, can reduce loss caused by late sowing, The dwarf wheats should be sown only at 5-6 cm depth as they have shorter coleoptiles. Seeding depth of 8-10 cm results in poor germination and reduced yield. The optimum seed rate, for timely sown wheat, is 100 to 125 kg of seed...

18 Jun

Posted at 11:05h in Miscellaneous
Dr. S. Nagarajan 28 views

भारत के गेेहूँ उत्‍पादन कटि‍बंध Wheat is a major crop of India. Although there is huge variation in climatic conditions, Wheat is grown in all parts of India. Geographically India has been divided into six Wheat growing zones, namely:    1. Northern Hills Zone (NHZ) The northern hills Zone comprises of western Himalayan regions of J&K (except Jammu and Kathua distt.), Himachal Pardesh (except Una and Paonta valley), Uttaranchal (except Tarai area), Sikkim and hills of West Bengal and N.E.States. This Zone has Wheat growing area of 0.8 mha which is predominantly rainfed. Av. productivity of wheat in this zone is 16.64 q/ha. The major constraints in wheat production in this zone is water stress, yellow and brown rusts, late sowing and low plant population.2. North Western Plain Zone (NWPZ) This zone comprises of Punjab,Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan (except Kota and Udaipur divisions) and Western U.P.(except Jhansi division),Jammu and Kathua districts fo J&K, Una district and Paonta valley of HP and tarai region of Uttaranchal Pardesh. This zone has wheat growing area of about 9.5 million hectares. The average productivity of wheat in this zone is 39.4 q/ha. The major wheat production constraints of this zone are weed infestation particularly Phalaris minor and wild oat, Yellow and brown rusts, Karnal bunt, powdery mildew, foliar blight and termites.3. North Eastern Plain...