Vol. 11, Special Issue 1 (2022)

Author(s):
DP Singh, V Chandra and T Tiwari

Abstract:
An experiment was conducted during Rabi seasons of 2019-20 and 2020-21 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Maharajganj, Eastern U.P. conducted 30 acre sowing date demonstration on wheat crop at farmers field of three adopted villages to study the effect of sowing dates of sowing (15th November and 15th December) on growth, yield attributes and yield of wheat variety (K 1317) on a sandy loam soil at Maharajganj district, eastern Uttar Pradesh, India. Wheat sown on 15th November recorded significantly highest plant height, tillers/m2, grain yield. The results of sowing date revealed that average yield of 41.46 q/ ha was first sowing and second sowing grain yield was recorded 36.11q/ha, village obtained in Bisohhor, Basuli and Raipur blocks of Nichlol district Maharajganj. The yield was found to be 14.82 percent higher over the second sown. The lowest values of technology gap indicate the more feasibility of the technology gap from 13.55 percent. indicated that the demonstrated technologies were feasible in improve the yield of the vegetables. The benefit cost ratio from 3.45 first date of sowing while BC ratio for second date of sowing from 2.73.