Performance of DBW 110 and HI 8737 Varieties of Wheat under Limited Irrigation Conditions of Madhya Pradesh

A demonstration of the improved technology of wheat cultivar DBW 110 and HI 8737 was conducted on farmer's fields under limited irrigated conditions in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh during Rabi season of 2015–16 to 2017–18. Results of study revealed that improved technology i.e. cultivar DBW 110 and HI 8737 gave higher grain yield (45.03 q/ha) as compared to farmer practice i.e. local variety Lok1. The improvement in grain yield of wheat cultivar DBW 110 and HI 8737 was due to favourable growth and yield attributing characters (plant height, effective tillers per plant, spike length, grains per spike and test weight). This treatment also recorded higher gross return (Rs 84,300/ha), net return (Rs 58,466/ha) and B:C ratio (3.26). The farmers under demonstration were satisfied with improved technology of wheat production and performance of cultivar DBW 110 and HI 8737 under limited irrigation condition of Mandsaur district.