In this article we will discuss about the improvement of wheat varieties in India. Three species of wheat are under cultivation in India. About 88 per cent of area is under bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) and a little over 11 per cent under macaroni wheat (T.durum). Emmer wheat (T.dicoccum) is grown on a very limited area in Maharashtra (khapli), Gujarat [...]
Based on climate and disease prevalence, particularly rusts, the country is divided into five major wheat zones: 1. North-Western Plains Zone 2. North-Eastern Plains Zone 3. Central Zone 4. Peninsular Zone 5. Northern Hills Zone. 1. North-Western Plains Zone: It comprises Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, western UP, Rajasthan (except Kota and Udayapur divisions), foothills of Uttaranchal, HP and J & K. [...]
In this article we will discuss about the irrigated and rainfed cropping system of wheat in India. 1. Major Irrigated Systems: Rice-Wheat: It is the most important system of irrigated areas and widely practiced in the Gangetic plain region in around 10.5 M ha. From the productivity point of view, the Trans-Gangetic plain covering the states of Punjab, Haryana and [...]