Wheat
SOIL AND CLIMATE
Soil
- Loamy
Climate
- Germination – 20 to 25 °C mean daily temperature Tillering – 16 to 20 °C mean daily temperature Accelerated growth – 20 to 23 °C mean daily temperature Proper grain filling – 23 to 25 °C mean daily temperature
LAND PREPARATION
- Traditional method- 2-3 times ploughing followed by planking
- Use of zero tillage machine
- Surface seeding method
TIME OF SOWING
Rabi (November – December)
SEED RATE (per acre)
- Timely sowing – 40 kg/ acre
- Late Sowing – 50 kg/acre
SPACING
Seeds should be sown at the depth of 5-6 cms in the soil in lines at a distance of 20- 22 cms from row to row
SEED TREATMENT
- Vitavax or Carbendazim @ 2 g/kg seed
- Thiram @ of 3 g/ kg seed
IRRIGATION
- 1st Irrigation- Crown root initiation (21 DAS)
- 2nd Irrigation- First node (45 DAS)
- 3rd Irrigation- Jointing (65 DAS)
- 4th Irrigation – Boot (85 DAS)
- 5th Irrigation – Milk stage (105 DAS)
- 6th Irrigation – Dough (120 DAS)
FERTILISER MANAGEMENT
| Stage | Products & Dosage |
| At the time of land preparation | Shriram Urea 55 kg/ acre |
| DAP 50 kg/ acre |
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| MOP 40 kg/ acre |
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| Shriram Zinc 21%/ 33% 10/5 kg/acre |
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| Shriram Ziva 2.5 kg/acre |
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| At first irrigation | Shriram Urea 25 kg/ acre |
| Shriram Forza 25 kg/acre |
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| At second irrigation | Shriram Urea 25 kg/acre |
| At the time of tillering | Shriram Shakti 1.5-2 kg/acre |
| Shriram ZinDrip 1.5 ml/acre |
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| 65-70 days after planting | Shriram Sathi 1.5-2 kg/acre |
| Shriram Boss 200 g/acre |
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| At 80 – 85 days of sowing | Shriram Prabal 1.5-2 kg/acre |
CROP PROTECTION MANAGEMENT
| Products & Disease / Pest | Dosage |
| Shriram Edge Weeds |
13.5 g/acre |
| Shriram Dhoom Weeds |
160 g/acre |
| Shriram FIT Weeds |
16 g/acre |
| Shriram MSM Weeds |
8 g/ acre |
| Shriram Rustoff Yellow, Brown & Black Rust |
200 ml/acre |
| Shriram Chlor 20 Termites |
1 – 2liter/acre |
| Shriram Gold Aphids |
80 ml/ acre |
| Shriram Shera Aphids |
20 g/acre |
SHRIRAM VARIETIES
