Research Article

Effect of Irrigation Regimes and Nitrogen Levels on the Growth and Yield of Wheat

Table 1

Effect of irrigation and nitrogen on the yield and yield contributing characters of wheat.

TreatmentsPlant height
(cm)
Tillers plant−1 (no.)Ears plant−1 (no.)Ear length (cm)Grains ear−1 (no.)Grain yield
(t ha−1)
Straw yield
(t ha−1)
1000 grain weight (g)

Irrigation
 I0 (00 mm)62.75b2.49b2.18b7.35b35.75b1.74d4.12d42.83b
 I1 (100 mm)65.62ab2.85a2.53a7.78a36.82ab1.99c4.38c43.50ab
 I2 (200 mm)65.87ab2.90a2.70a8.04a38.23a2.27a5.12a44.57a
 I3 (300 mm)67.80a2.81a2.59a7.95a38.10a2.14b4.71b44.50a
<0.05*<0.01**<0.01**<0.01**<0.01**<0.01**<0.01**<0.01**

Nitrogen
 N0 (00 kg/h)63.922.63b2.407.02b34.15b1.84c3.96c42.58c
 N1(80 kg/ha)65.622.77a2.487.98a37.37a1.97b4.53b43.50bc
 N2 (100 kg/ha)64.652.83a2.537.88a38.92a2.15a4.87a44.58ab
 N3 (120 kg/ha)67.752.82a2.598.25a38.47a2.18a4.97a44.83a
ns<0.05**ns<0.01**<0.01**<0.01**<0.01**<0.01**

In a column, having common letters (s) do not differ significantly but dissimilar letter differ significantly. ns, *, **, mean non-significant, significant at and , respectively.