Effect of Tillage Practices on Soil Properties and Crop Productivity in Wheat-Mungbean-Rice Cropping System under Subtropical Climatic Conditions

Table 5

The yield of wheat as influenced by different tillage practices.

Treatment	Grain yield (t ha^−1)				Straw yield (t ha^−1)
	2009	2010	2011	2012	2009	2010	2011	2012
ZT	2.76^b	3.00^b	3.53	3.69	4.45^c	3.99	4.22	4.38
MT	3.89^a	3.88^a	3.71	3.78	5.10^bc	4.60	4.8	4.60
CT	4.22^a	4.00^a	3.88	3.95	5.50^ab	5.80	4.91	5.00
DT	4.50^a	4.46^a	4.13	4.11	6.00^a	5.92	5.31	5.34
SE (±)	0.19	0.20	0.39	0.25	0.25	0.60	0.41	0.51

Figures in a column having common letter(s) do not differ significantly at 5% level of DMRT.
ZT: zero tillage, MT: minimum tillage, CT: conventional tillage, and DT: deep tillage.