Integrated irrigation and nutrient management for sustainable wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production in central Uttar Pradesh

The study, which was carried out on the agricultural farm of RAMA UNIVERSITY, KANPUR, 209217, (U.P.) INDIA, focused on "Integrated Irrigation and Nutrient Management for Sustainable Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Production in Central Uttar Pradesh" during the Rabi season of 2023-2024. Three replications of the experiment were conducted using a Factorial RBD design. In addition to four nutrient management schedules (N0 Control no fertilizer, N1 100% RDF (NPK 120:60:40), N2 NPK + FYM 10 t/ha, and N3NPK+ vermicompost 10 t/ha), the main plot was assigned four irrigation schedules: I₀ Control no irrigation, I₁ at CRI stage (25 DAS), I₂ at tillering stage (45 DAS), and I₃ at milking stage (105 DAS). In terms of biological yield, grain yield, straw yield, harvest index, and B:C ratio,and economics the irrigation schedule (I₁ at CRI stage (25 DAS)) and nutrient doses (N₂ NPK + FYM 10t/ha) were found to be the most effective among the factors used.