Effect of sowing time and methods on soil moisture and wheat yield

Establishment method and sowing time has great influence on soil moisture conservation and wheat yield. Conservation tillage helps in early sowing of the wheat in rice-wheat cropping pattern and helps to escape the heat stress in winter wheat. Conservation tillage has positive impact on yield by conserving the moisture and prevent the wheat from anthesis and post anthesis drought where as the conventional tillage has higher germination percentage and good crop stand. Mulching in winter wheat plays significant role in soil moisture conservation and lowers the weed population.