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Pakistani farmers have adopted an over century old flat sowing conventional planting system. There exist other planting systems which are not common in Pakistan. In order to meet food demand of growing population in Pakistan there is a great need to explore alternate planting systems for better crop production and to improve livelihood of the poor farmers. In an effort of such exploration an experiment was conducted to study the effects of planting methods for varieties of spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) for grain yield and yield components. Experiment was conducted using a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with four replications to compare the planting methods viz., raised bed and conventional planting method. The results revealed significant effect of planting methods on yield and yield contributing characters. Interactions between planting methods and varieties were also significant for some of the yield components. The mean grain yield (2.95 t ha−1) in raised bed planting method was 4 % higher than conventional flat sowing planting method (2.42 t ha−1), however, the variety V1 produced the highest grain yield (2.51 t ha−1) with raised bed planting method, and variety V3 produced the lowest (1.26 t ha−1) with flat planting method. All the yield components were significantly influenced by cultivars. Among the varieties, V1 was the best performer in bed planting system owing to desired yield components. It may be concluded that bed planting method is most suitable for wheat in irrigated area when appropriate genotypes are used. Among other factors, it is believed that the raised bed technology may improve wheat yield. The experiment also revealed that the raised bed planting method may be less susceptible to adversities of climate change because it portrays better ability to plant roots anchorage on beds, ability to withstand water stress and may help to conserve genetic resources via the promising genotype of Inqilab-91. It is recommended this genotype be further assessed in future research programmes to further improve its yield performance, thereby promoting food security in Pakistan.
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Noorka, I.R., Tabasum, S. (2013). Performance of Raised Beds and Conventional Planting Method for Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) Cultivation in Punjab, Pakistan. In: Behnassi, M., Pollmann, O., Kissinger, G. (eds) Sustainable Food Security in the Era of Local and Global Environmental Change. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6719-5_20
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