Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) yield characteristics, yield, and economics are all impacted by the time of planting.

Abstract

During the rabi seasons of 2013–14 and 2014–15, the field experiment was conducted at KrishiVigyan Kendra in Aurangabad and at farmers' fields to see how the timing of planting affected the yield characteristics, yield and economics of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The experiment was set up in a fully randomized block design with four sowing dates—November 5, November 15, November 25, and December 5—in a total of five replications between Rabi 2013–14 and 2014–15. Wheat seeded on November 5th was at par with November 15th in terms of highest grain yield (44.64 q/ha), both of which were substantially higher than November 25th and December 5th. 6.13% and 3.70% higher grain yields were observed on November 5 and November 15, respectively, compared to wheat planting on November 25, and 33.65% and 30.59% higher grain yields during December 5. Wheat sown on November 5th yielded more straw (52.90q/ha), which was comparable to November 15th and much higher than November 25th and December 5th. Straw output was observed at 8.49%, 7.51% higher on November 5 and 15 than on November 25, and 15.96% and 14.91% higher than on December 5 when wheat was sown. The 5th of November also had the significantly largest B-C ratio, which was statically comparable to the 15th of November above the 25th of November and the 5th of December. The highest returns were 6.13 and 3.71% and 33.65% and 30.60%, respectively, when wheat was seeded on November 5 and November 15 over November 25 and December 5, respectively..