Response of Pusa Hydrojel in Grain Production of Wheat under Moisture Stress Condition of Bundelkhand, Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

The field experiment was laidout during two consecutive years of 2019-20 and 2020-2021 in rabi seasons on farmers fields of villages Akori Dubey and Haraka, Jalaun, Bundelkhand of Uttar Pradesh. The experimental soil was Kawar (clay loam), having medium fertility status. The two varieties i.e. WH-147 and Raj 4120 were sown in the experiment. Pusa Hydrojel was applied at the time of field preparation @ 3.75 kg/ha. The wheat variety WH-147 sown with the application of Pusa hydrojel gave highest wheat yield by 50.50 q/ha in comparison to wheat varieties WH-147 and Raj 4120, which were sown by farmers themselves under conventional system. Wheat cv Raj 4120 gave yield by 43.50 q/ha under conventional system, while WH-147 produced 39.50 q/ha in conventional system. The highest net return of Rs. 55950/ha and BCR 2.39 were computed under cv. WH-147 sown with the application of Pusa Hydrojel. The yield contributing characters were commensurable to grain yield of wheat