Wheat Crop Management

Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Production and Distribution of Wheat in the World and India. 3. Botany, Morphology and Physiology of Wheat Plant. 4. Improvements of Wheats in Past and Present in India. 5. Climatic Conditions Needed for Production of Wheat. 6. Soil and its Management for Wheat Production. 7. Sowing of Wheat. 8. Varieties of Dwarf Wheat and their yield Potentialities. 9. Fertilizer Management in Wheat. 10. Irrigation Management in Wheat. 11. Management of Weeds in Wheat Fields; 12. Problems & Prospects of Wheat Cultivation in Eastern India after transplanted Kharif Rice. 13. Crop Rotations/Cropping Systems with Wheat. 14. Pests and Diseases. 15. Harvesting and yields of Wheat and Quality of Wheat Seeds. 16. Production Economics of Wheat. 17. New Strategies for Wheat Production Improvements. Bibliography. References.

Wheat,  the second cereal crop, is very important in India, because it is the staple food of most of the people of northern, western and central India, where winter is long or medium in duration. Now, with the arrival of dwarf wheat, it is grown in eastern parts of India also, where winter duration is short.

Though huge amount of research works, on different aspects, are being done in different parts of the country, but management oriented book on wheat, is rare. Therefore, on management view points, the book entitled, `Wheat Crop Management' has been written in 17 chapters covering new strategies for wheat production improvements. Besides this, 138 tables and 22 figures, have been added to it.

This book will be useful to both the undergraduate and postgraduate students of Agronomy of all the agricultural colleges/universities. This book will also be useful for students, Research Institutes run by ICAR, Students of the agricultural training centres for references. (jacket)