GROWTH AND YIELD OF WHEAT VARIETIES UNDER THE AGRO-ECOLOGY OF DERA ISMAIL KHAN

Mohammad Safdar Baloch; Inayat Hussain; Abdul Aziz; Khalid Naveed; Muhammad Amjad; Muhammad Hashim; Nazir Hussain

Mohammad Safdar Baloch Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University,
Inayat Hussain Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University,
Abdul Aziz Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University,
Khalid Naveed Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Haripur, Haripur
Muhammad Amjad Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University,
Muhammad Hashim Department of Food Science & Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal
Nazir Hussain Arid Zone Research Institute, Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Keywords: Wheat, Varieties, Growth, Yield

Abstract

Response of thirty different wheat varieties was evaluated at the Agricultural Research Institute, Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan, during the year 2009-10. The data showed that the maximum number of tillers (435.0 411.7 and 400.0 m^-2) was recorded in variety Pirsabak-2008, Sassuai and Sarsabz, respectively. Variety Marvi-2000 showed the maximum spike length of 15.2cm followed by Sarsabz with 14.2cm long spike. The higher grain weight (42.3g) was noted in Seher-6 and Gomal-8 (41.9g each). Among varieties evaluated, Kiran-95 of Nuclear Institute of Agriculture, Tandojam and Fakhr-e-Sarhad released by Nuclear Institute for Food and Agriculture, Peshawar out yielded all other varieties by producing statistically similar grain yield of 4833 and 4750 kg ha^-1.