Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2020) 9(3): 1279-1285 1279 Original Research Article https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.903.148 Influence of Organic Manures on Plant Height and Dry Matter Production in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Ch. Siva Naga Lakshmi 1 *, Narendra Singh 2 , Gajendra Singh 1 , Ankush Singh 1 and Pragya Rawat 3 1 Department of Agronomy, 2 Department of Veterinary Sciences, 3 Department of Biotechnology, Alpine Institute of Technology, Premnagar, Dehradun (U.K), India *Corresponding author ABSTRACT Introduction Wheat is highly nutritious cereal foodstuff and its amino acid yield per acre far exceeds that of animal products (Nahm, 2005). In India, wheat is the second most important cereal crop next to rice and a key crop of the green revolution and post green revolution era (Billore, 2009). India stands second among wheat producing countries with respect to area and production. During the crop year 2015-2016, wheat was grown over an area of 30.23 million ha with production of 93.50 million t with an average productivity of 3.9 t ha -1 (Agricultural statistics 2015-2016). In Uttarakhand, wheat is grown over an area of 0.34 million ha with a production of 0.76 million t and with an average productivity of 2.2 t ha -1 (Agricultural statistics 2015-2016) which is much lower than national average. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 9 Number 3 (2020) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com Wheat is the world’s most widely cultivated food crop, wheat is the important leading cereal crops which ranks first among world food crops, measured either by cultivated area 220.41 million ha or by the production 690.86 mt (National Agricultural Statistics Service 2015-2016). The experiment consisted of nine treatments T 1 : RDF, T 2 : EC (1/4) basal + PM (3/4) basal, T 3 : FYM (1/4) basal + VC (3/4) basal, T 4 : FYM (1/4) basal + PM (3/4) basal, T 5 : EC (1/4) basal + VC (3/4) basal, T 6 : FYM (1/4) basal + PM (3/4) top dressing 30DAS, T 7 : EC (1/4) basal + VC (3/4) top dressing @ 30 DAS, T 8 : EC (1/4) basal + PM (3/4) top dressing at 30DAS, T 9 : Control. The study revealed that, among the treatments, T 8 recorded highest plant height at 30, 60, 90 DAS and at harvest (11.53cm, 37.99cm 64.49cm and 80.94) respectively, total dry matter at 30, 60, 70DAS and at harvest (25.35g, 90.09g, 128.52g, and 203.78g) respectively. Keywords Organic manures, Plant height, Dry matter production, Wheat Accepted: 05 February 2020 Available Online: 10 March 2020 Article Info