Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2020) 9(10): 3828-3836 3828 Original Research Article https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.910.440 Influence of Customized Fertilizer and Different Methods of Sowing on Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Chereddy Maheshwara * , Chakravarthy Thejesh and Joy Dawson Department of Agronomy, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India *Corresponding author ABSTRACT Introduction Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is one of the most important cereal crops with a unique protein (gluten), which is consumed by humans and is cultivated around the world in varied environments. Globally wheat is cultivated in an area of about 220 million hectares with a record production of 763.06 million tonnes of grain. The maximum area under wheat cultivation is in India (14%), followed by Russia (12.43%), China (11.14%), and the USA (6.90%) which in total accounts for about 45% of the global area. In India, wheat cultivated area rose to 30.54 million hectares from 29.04 million hectares with a net gain of 5% in terms area APEDA (2019). In India, wheat is sown through the broadcasting method to a large extent followed by rice harvesting. The broadcasting method not only demands a high seed rate but also marks in a lesser plant population and International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 9 Number 10 (2020) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com The experiment was conducted during the rabi season 2019-2020, at the Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS), Prayagraj (U.P.) to evaluate the “Influence of Customized Fertilizer and Different Methods of Sowing on Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)”. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized block design with three replications. The treatments comprised of T 1 - Line sowing +SRDF (100%), T 2 - Broad casting +SRDF (100%), T 3 - SWI + SRDF (100%), T 4 - Line sowing +100% RDF through CF, T 5 - Broad casting +100% RDF through CF, T 6 - SWI +100% RDF through CF, T 7 - Line sowing +75% RDF through CF, T 8 - Broad casting+75% RDF through CF, T 9 - SWI+ 75 % RDF through CF. The plant height was maximum in SWI + 100% RDF through CF (89.45), Number of tillers were higher in SWI + 100% RDF through CF (12.2), the maximum dry weight was noted in SWI + 100% RDF through CF (26.99).The grain yield, straw yield and harvest index is highest in the Line sowing + 100% RDF through CF 4.52, 3.5 and 44.85 %, respectively. The highest net return and B:C ratio is observed in the treatment line sowing + 100% RDF through CF, Rs. 53809.89 and 1.8 respectively. Keywords Wheat yield, line sowing, SWI, Customized fertilizer, RDF Accepted: 25 September 2020 Available Online: 10 October 2020 Article Info