Identification of suitable date of sowing and variety of wheat crop

A field experiment entitled "Identification of suitable date of sowing and variety of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) for South Saurashtra, Gujarat under changing climatic conditions" was conducted during rabi 2015-16 at Instructional Farm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture JAU, Junagadh. The experiment consisting of 12 treatment combinations of four dates of sowing in main plots (05th November, 15th November, 25th November and 05th December) and three varieties in sub plots (GW 322, GW 366 and GW 173) was carried out in split plot design with three replications. Results of the experiment revealed that growth attributes, yield attributes, yield, quality, water use, nutrient content and their uptake by grain and straw, available nutrient status in soil after harvest and economics was significantly influenced by the date of sowing and variety.