Response of new wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) varieties under late sown conditions

A field experiment was conducted during Rabi season of 2023-24 at Agricultural Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, R.B.S. College, Bichpuri, Agra (U.P.) the investigation “Performance of new wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) varieties under late sowing conditions”. The Variables involved in this study were two dates of sowing D1 (Late-10th Dec.) and D2 (Very Late-10th Jan.) and five varieties of wheat viz. HD 3059 (V1), PBW771 (V2), HD 3428 (V3), DBW 173 (V4) and JKW261 (V5). Thus, in all 10 treatment and combinations were compared in a split plot design having dates of sowing in main plots and varieties in sub plots with three replications. The results indicated that the December (10th) sowing date was found best for different varieties of wheat under irrigated conditions. Among the tested wheat varieties PBW771 (V2) exhibited superior performance concerning grain yield. Based on the highest net return and B:C ratio, it is recommended that farmers in the Agra region sown Wheat varieties PBW771 (V2) on December 10th.