Performance of growth and yield on under variable moisture regimes at wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars

A field experiment was carried out at Agrometeorology Research Farm, Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, Narendra Nagar (Kumarganj), Faizabad (U.P.) during Rabi season 2017 to study the “Performance of growth and yield on under variable moisture regimes at wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars.” The experiment consisted of 9 treatment combinations and tested in Randomized block design with three replications. Experiment consisted of three moisture regimes viz. 0.8 IW/CPE ratio, 1.0 IW/CPE ratio and 1.2 IW/CPE ratio and three wheat cultivars Viz. HUW-234, PBW-343 and NW-1012. Wheat cultivar PBW-343 was found suitable for optimum growth and yield of wheat. Highest Consumptive use (67.7 cm) was found in moisture regime of 1.2 IW/CPE ratio and highest water use efficiency (81kg ha-1 cm-1) was computed under 0.8 IW/CPE ratio. Among wheat cultivars highest water use efficiency of 74 kg ha-1 cm-1 was computed in PBW-343 cultivar of wheat.