Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted at the agronomy field of Sher-e-Bangla
Agricultural University, Dhaka during November, 2013 to March, 2014 to
evaluate the influence of sowing depth and row spacing on germination, stand
establishment and yield of wheat cv. BARI Gom-27. The experiment was
carried out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) design with three
replications having three sowing depths ( 2, 4 and 8 cm) and four row spacings
(15, 20, 25 and 30 cm). Results showed that sowing depths had significant
influence on emerged seedling m
-2
, seedling length, root length seedling
,
number of roots plant
1
, number of tillers plant
-1
, total dry matter plant
, 1000
grain weight, grain yield and straw yield while length of spike, number of
spikelet spike
-1
, number of grains spike
-1
were non significant. Row spacing
showed significant effect on emerged seedling m
-2
, seedling length, root length
of seedling, number of roots plant
-1
,
number of tillers plant
-1
, total dry matter
plant
-1
, length of spike, number of spikelet spikes
-1
-1
, number of grains spike
and grain yield. The result from 4 cm sowing depth showed best performances
in the case of grain and straw yield. The highest grain yield (3.98 t ha
) and
straw yield (5.09 t ha
-1
) were obtained from 4 cm sowing depth. Similarly the
highest grain yield (3.81 t ha
-1
) was also produced from 20 cm row spacing,
whereas, 15 cm row spacing
produced the lowest grain yield (3.23 t ha
). The
highest straw yield was observed with 4 cm sowing depth and the lowest with
8 cm sowing depth. As an interaction effect of treatments, 4 cm sowing depth
and 20 cm row spacing produced the highest grain yield (4.53 t ha
-1
-1
-1
) of wheat.
-1
-1
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Faculty of Agriculture,
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka,
in partial fulfilment of the requirements
for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN
AGRONOMY
SEMESTER: JANUARY – JUNE, 2015
