Quality Wheat Seed Production using Improved Varieties under Different Sowing Conditions in Peninsular Zone of India

Nilesh Magar; Umesh Kamble; Mishra C N; Amit Sharma

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AgroScience Today, Volume 4, Issue 9 : 0654-0659

OPEN ACCESS | Published on : 30-Sep-2023

Quality Wheat Seed Production using Improved Varieties under Different Sowing Conditions in Peninsular Zone of India

Nilesh Magar
Assistant Professor of Agril Botany, Agricultural Research Station, MPKV Niphad Dist: Nashik Maharashtra, India.
Umesh Kamble
Senior Scientist, Seed Technology, ICAR- Indian Institute of Wheat & Barley Research, Karnal, Haryana, India.
Mishra C N
Senior Scientist, ICAR- Indian Institute of Wheat & Barley Research, Karnal, Haryana, India.
Amit Sharma
Principal Scientist, ICAR- Indian Institute of Wheat & Barley Research, Karnal, Haryana, India.

Abstract

According to the climatic and geographical requirements of each of the wheat growing zones, ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal and other agricultural universities produce different varieties to provide good quality seeds to the farmers. Farmers can produce good quality seed at their own field by selecting improved varieties and following standard package of practices as per sowing conditions.

Keywords

Quality Wheat, Seed Production, Improved Varieties, Different Sowing Conditions, Peninsular Zone, India

References

ICAR- Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (2023) AICRP on Wheat and Barley, Director’s Report, 90p.

Arun Gupta, Charan Singh, Vineet Kumar, Sushila Kundu, Vinod Tiwari and G. P. Singh (2017) Indian Wheat Varieties at a glance Volume II p144.

N. M. Magar, S. S. Dodake, R. D. Lokhande and U. G. Kachole (2021) Characterization of Wheat (Triticum Spp.) Varieties on the Basis of Seed Morphology. Frontiers in Crop Improvement Vol 9: 1022-1025.