Sowing of long duration varieties of wheat like, PBW-621, DBW-17, PBW-550, PBW-502, PBW-343, WH-542, , PBW-314, PDW-291, PDW-274 and PDW-233, should be completed up to fourth week of November. After this, prefer PBW590,PBW-509 (only for southwestern districts) and PBW-373. Under rainfed conditions grow PBW-527 and PBW-175. Do not grow durum wheat in light soils. Use of zero-till drill/ strip till drill can be made for sowing wheat. On medium to heavy textured soils, sowing Of wheat can be done with bed planter. Drill 55 kg DAP and 35 kg urea or 55 kg urea and 155 kg single super phosphate per acre at the time of sowing. Urea can also be applied before "muni" (pre-sown irrigation). Muriate of potash @ 20 kg per acre may be applied in soil testing lowin available potash. But in Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Mohali and Ropar, apply 40 kg muriate of potash per acre or tillage. Urea dose may be reduced by 1/4th if wheat follows legume fodder.
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