Vol. 8, Issue 12, Part F (2025)
Abstract
An experiment was conducted at the Zonal Agricultural Research Station, JNKVV, Powarkheda, Narmadapuram, during the rabi season of 2021 and 2022 to examine the response of wheat varieties to varied levels of cycocel and ethephon treatment. The experiment was carried out in a split-plot design having two factors having three replications. In the main plot, four varieties were taken, namely GW 322, Sujata, C 306 and MP 1202, in the subplot, two growth regulators were taken, viz. control, cycocel @ 1000 ppm and 1500 ppm and ethephon @ 10 ppm and 30 ppm. It was observed from the data that both varieties and growth regulators had a significant effect on the yield and economics of wheat. Among varieties, it was observed that MP 1202 was statistically superior in effective tiller (599.24 m⁻²), grains per earhead (44.49), grain yield (51.61 q ha⁻¹), and straw yield (72.00 q ha⁻¹). Variety MP 1202 also resulted in higher grass return (Rs 94975 ha⁻¹), net return (Rs 50432 ha⁻¹) and benefit cost ratio (2.12). Among growth regulators, it was observed that cycocel @ 1500 ppm resulted in significantly higher effective tiller (538.43 m⁻²), grains per earhead (44.15), grain yield (49.99 q ha⁻¹), and straw yield (73.12 q ha⁻¹), further resulting in superior gross return (Rs 94911 ha⁻¹), net return (Rs 49248 ha⁻¹), and benefit-cost ratio (2.08).
