Assessments of the Effects of Contemporary Water Management and Tillage Techniques on Wheat (Triticum aestivum L) Growth and Yield

The current study assesses how contemporary tillage techniques and water management techniques affect growth of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) variety PBW-343 development and output. The experiment was conducted as per randomized block design factorial setups: Twelve treatment (3 irrigation and 4 tillage) combinations were replicated 3 times. The experiment examined four tillage practices (Broad casting, Line sowing, furrow irrigated raised bed [FIRB], and Zero till sowing) as factor B and three irrigation levels (5, 4, and 3 irrigations) as factor A. Sandy loam soil with moderate levels of phosphorus, potassium, and nitrogen, low levels of organic carbon, made up the soil at the experimental site. Results demonstrated that treatments with five irrigations at critical growth stages (CRI, tillering, late jointing, ear emergence, and grain filling) has highly impacted the growth of wheat at 90 days of period. FIRB also showed the highest water use efficiency, nitrogen content in grain and straw, total nitrogen uptake, and soil nitrogen availability after harvest. The study concludes that integrating FIRB tillage with optimal irrigation scheduling significantly enhances wheat growth and yield, suggesting a sustainable approach to improving wheat productivity in similar agro-climatic conditions. . KEYWORDS :Modern tillage practices, Water management, Furrow irrigated raised bed, CRI