Tillage

Plant population (m²)

Plant height

(cm)

No. of Branches Plant⁻¹

No. of cluster

Plant⁻¹

Number of pods/plant

Number of grains/ pod

1000-grain weight

(g)

Grain yield

(t∙ha⁻¹)

Biological yield

(t∙ha⁻¹)

Harvest index

(%)

Conventional tillage

31.7a

159a

18.9a

15.88a

27.69b

7.3a

34.6a

1.90a

9.91a

19.15a

Minimum tillage

24.8b

132b

11.6b

9.64b

35.39a

5.9b

31.95a

1.67b

9.37b

17.79b

LSD (P ≤ 0.05)

4.4108

14.837

2.55.5

0.3837

2.72

0.7452

2.0126

0.0952

0.1891

1.2459

Mulches

No mulch

28.8a

127d

12.8c

9.82b

29.78c

6.0b

31.95b

1.67c

9.33c

17.90b

Wheat straw mulch

27.8a

158a

16.7a

14.75a

33.38a

6.9a

33.53a

1.88a

9.94a

18.92a

Grass clipping mulch

28.6a

152b

16.2ab

13.27a

32.34b

6.7a

33.42a

1.81b

9.69b

18.70a

Saw dust mulch

27.1a

145c

15.3b

13.21a

31.55bc

6.7a

33.27ab

1.76b

9.59b

18.37ab

LSD (P ≤ 0.05)

2.2308

4.4354

1.6506

1.9464

3.80

0.5719

1.3780

0.0550

0.1920

0.5912