2007 · 10 citations · 4 references
AgricultureAgronomyCrop SciencesCrop ManagementCrop ProductionCropping SystemsYield EstimationYield ImprovementAgronomic Yield EvaluationCrop YieldsHigh-yielding VarietiesImproved Seed ProductionIrrigated PasturesWheat CultivationYield Performance TestingYielding
This study was conducted in three districts such as Swat, Charsadda and Kohat during July 2005, to examine yield performance and identify different wheat varieties cultivated in irrigated areas of NWFP and to make policy recommendations. The area farmers allocated two third of the cropped area to wheat crop. Banned (rust susceptible) variety Inqilab 91 was very popular and grown by majority of the farmers. Fakhrisarhad was the top yielding variety in the study area with an average yield of 30.40 maunds per acre. The average yield of different varieties ranged from 19.43 to 30.40 maunds per acre. The overall average yield of the wheat in the study area was 22.52 maunds per acre. More than half of the farmers reported that the wheat seed is very expensive, lack of information and non availability of improved wheat seed is the other major problems restricted the farmers to adopt improved wheat seed.
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