Influence of Organic Manures and Panchagavya on Growth and Yield of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
Sankar Khatua *
Department of Agronomy, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh - 211007, India.
Vikram Singh
Department of Agronomy, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh - 211007, India.
Amit Kumar
Department of Agronomy, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh - 211007, India.
Amit Raj
Department of Agronomy, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh - 211007, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The field experiment was conducted during the rabi season of 2024-25 at the Crop Research Farm of Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, India, to evaluate. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Block Design with nine treatments and replicated thrice. The treatments were Organic manures (FYM 10 t/ha, Vermicompost 5 t/ha and Poultry manure 2.5 t/ha) and Panchagavya (3%, 5%, 7%). Treatment no. 9 (Poultry manure - 2.5 t/ha + Panchyagavya - 7% foliar spray) demonstrated superior performance, producing the tallest plants (86.20 cm), highest dry weight (22.53 g), and maximum effective tillers per square meter (270.34). It also achieved the highest number of grains per spike (46.04), grain yield (5.60 t/ha), and straw yield (7.01 t/ha).
Keywords: Wheat, organic manures, panchagavya, growth, yield