The Journal of Agricultural Science · 1986 · 10 citations · 1 references
AgricultureCrop SciencesPlant SciencesCereal ScienceCrop ManagementCrop ProductionCereal Crop PhysiologyCrop DevelopmentCrop GrowthCropping PatternsRow OrientationSowing MethodsLight Interception EfficiencyNorth-south Row OrientationRow SowingRow Spacing Effects On YieldSowing Date Effects On PhenologySowing RateSowing TimeSowing Timing
Summary An experiment to study the effect of row direction on the light interception, growth and yield of three wheat cultivars sown at three different dates was conducted at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana during rabi seasons 1982–3 and 1983–4. The results showed that sowing in a north-south direction resulted in 0·20 and 0·22 t/ha higher yield than sowing east-west. Bi-directional sowing gave further increases of 0·30 and 0·18 t/ha over north-south direction during 1982–3 and 1983–4 respectively. Late sowing significantly reduced yield.
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