Effect of different level of fertilizer and various organic manure on growth and yield of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) crop in Chitrakoot area

A field experiment was conducted at the Rajaula Agriculture farm, Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramoday Vishwavidyalaya, to evaluate the effects of different fertilizer levels and organic manures on the growth and yield of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in the Chitrakoot region. The experiment was laid out in a Factorial Randomized Block Design with 10 treatment combinations replicated thrice. Treatments included varying combinations of recommended dose of nitrogen (RDN) with farmyard manure (FYM) and vermicompost. The results indicated significant variations in growth parameters. The maximum plant height of 98.14 cm at 90 days after sowing (DAS) was observed in treatment T10 (25% RDN + 75% N through vermicompost), followed by T8 (50% RDN + 50% N through vermicompost) with a height of 97.23 cm. Similarly, the number of tillers reached a maximum of 5.42 in T10 at 90 DAS. Yield attributes, including the number of spikelets per plant and grain yield, showed significant differences among treatments. T10 recorded the highest number of spikelets (52), grains per plant (42.06), and grain yield (3.50 t ha⁻¹), followed by T8 with a grain yield of 3.40 t ha⁻¹.