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Influence of dew on the growth and yield of wheat crop

1994; India Meteorological Department; Volume: 45; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

0252-9416

A. Chowdiiury, Himangshu Das, Shalini Singh,

Genetics and Plant Breeding

In Ihi.-.l>1U.1YtlItXI uf .ttw'lrlll.H.i l..sun th i:fll ,h cycle ofwheat and its yield h ave bee n examinedfur sh .o.c,.lt'l1l'.1 ~\tH~i ll1:'l·ml.;nllloc41linns in Ind ia. viz.. I IIsar. Gwalior, Vuran nsi. Jab alpur. Raipur and Pune. The d at a'tt varied Imm I ~ III 15 years.TIl e JOlla we re MJb;.·..:h~·11 11l Fb hc r's tec h niq ue and pe riods when dew exe n ed beneficialor baneful effect . iJt1I1iliC'.1.TIl(' SIIIlI)' iudicmea th at dew i!t'ncraJl) helps th emergence ofwheat. De wfall from jointinglul1l1wt'rin1!A1uul!'h Sl~(, helps in proper dt'w lup lllt ni ofthe plllni und increase in yield . Subject ing lilt' dat atopnlh OIlull)si... h lulIght out h igh associntiou betw een relative h umidit y and );tIJ . II also revealed th at, h y and large.dew l l i rrl 'll)' ur indirectly contritnues In inc rease wheat yield .