2024, Vol. 7, Special Issue 9

author(s)
Rohit Kumar Dhatwalia, Kartikeya Choudhary and Rajni Devi

abstract
The present experiment titled “Effect of Fertility Levels and Sowing Methods on Wheat Yield, Nutrient Content and Soil Nutrient Availability under Mid-hills of Himachal Pradesh” was conducted during rabi season of 2023-24 at Chamelti Agriculture Farm, MS Swaminathan School of Agriculture, Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh located at an elevation of 1,270 meters above mean sea level lying between latitude 300 85’67.30 N and longitude 770 13’20.38 E. Results indicated that among the sowing methods, significantly higher nutrient content in grain (1.92, 0.426 and 0.49%, NPK, respectively) and in straw (0.42, 0.185 and 1.27%, NPK, respectively) were recorded under Line sowing method. However, significantly higher nutrient uptake by grain (45.12, 10.76 and 11.95 Kg ha^-1, NPK respectively), nutrient uptake by straw (15.17, 7.12 and 52.84 Kg ha^-1, NPK respectively), [grain yield (2919 kg ha^­-1), straw yield (6438 kg ha^­-1) and biological yield (9357 kg ha^-1)] were recorded under (M₃) Criss-cross method. Among the fertility levels, significantly higher nutrient content in grain (1.90, 0.464 and 0.49%, NPK respectively), nutrient content in straw (1.64, 0.241 and 1.36%, NPK respectively), nutrient uptake by grain (51.60, 12.68 and 13.05 Kg ha^-1, NPK respectively), nutrient uptake by straw (18.73, 9.78 and 55.70 Kg ha^-1, NPK respectively), grain yield (3066 kg ha^­-1), straw yield (7079 kg ha^­-1) and biological yield (10145 kg ha^-1) were recorded under application of (N₂) 125% RDF treatment which was statistically at par with application of (N₃) 100% RDF under mid-hills of Himachal Pradesh.