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Evaluation of Three Varieties of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) on Yield and Yield Components in Jalingo Metropolis, Northern Guinea Savanna Ecological Zone of Taraba State, Nigeria
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A field experiment was conducted in the dry seasons of 2017 and 2018 to evaluate the performance of three wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) varieties on yield and yield components in the Jalingo metropolis, northern Guinea savanna ecological zone of Taraba state, Nigeria. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD). The three wheat varieties used in the experiment were Cettia, Lifen and Reyna-28. They were sourced from the Lake Chad Research Institute (LCRI), Maiduguri, Nigeria. The treatments were replicated three times. The plot size was 3 m x 2 m (6 m2). The seeds were sown by dibbling at a row spacing of 30 cm x 25 cm on the 15th of November each year. All the required agronomic practices were carried out. Data were collected on the number of spikes per m-2, number of spikelets per spike, number of grains per spike, weight of 1000 grains, biomass yield, grain yield, straw yield and harvest index. All the data collected were subjected to Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) appropriate to randomized complete block design and means were separated using the Least Significant Difference (LSD) procedure. The results revealed that there were significant differences (P<0.05) among the varieties in wheat yield and yield components. Reyna-28 produced the highest number of spikes m-2, number of spikelets spike-1, number of grains spike-1, weight of 1000 grains, grain yield per hectare, biomass yield per hectare and harvest index while Linfen recorded the highest value of straw yield per hectare. In conclusion, Reyna-28 proved to be the best wheat variety for higher grain yield and most of the other traits tested. Therefore, Reyna-28 is recommended for irrigated wheat production in the study area.
