Abstract

The present innovative and introductive experiment was laid out during two consecutive rabi seasons of 2009-10 and 2010-11 under Farmers Participatory Action Research Project on Water Water Harvesting Scheme funded by Central Water Commission New Delhi Since the extensive farming almost closed up because all cultivable land saturated under cultivation of crops and other agricultural enterprises During the visit of Bundelk hand region of U P for scheme work the riverbed open after water receding of Betawa river was seen The open riverbed was found suitable for cultivation of winter season crops Riverbed was suffered from the nodulation of rocks Maurang but siltation was fertile Therefore the site was selected for cultivation of wheat because it has better nutrients status The riverbed soil was fertilized with organic manure i e FYM 200 q ha vermi cost vermi-eggs 10 q ha and mustard cake 5 q ha for major and minor plant nutrients and loosened the riverbed soil Wheat cv WH-147 was planted on 15 November and harvested 20 March after 125 days of planting in both experimental seasons The wheat sown under conventional system by farmer them self in the vicinity was also selected for the comparison of yield level The grain yield of wheat grown in riverbed gave 40 10 q ha which was 94 68 in comparison to wheat yield of normal soil sown condition 42 35 q ha The growth and yield traits were commensurable to the grain yield of wheat