The field experiment was conducted during Rabi 2017-18 at field experimentation centre, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad U.P. Experiment comprising two different sowing method viz. P1- SWI method (20cm x 20cm), P2- Broadcasting method along with seed treatment. This study has been planned to find out the response of wheat to planting geometry and seed treatment under SWI technique. The interaction effect by SWI and ZnSO4 (1.0%) recorded significantly higher value in Number of tillers par plant, test weight and grain yield.

Stability of yield and its attributes were assessed for 13 landraces genotypes of Rice bean over six environments during Kharif season 2016 and 2017, on six different growing seasons, to determine the quantitative responses of different Rice bean genotypes at six different environments. The combined analysis of variance revealed highly significant differences among Genotypes (G), Environment (E) and interactions of Genotypes and environments(G x E) for most of the studied traits. The joined regression analyses of variances due to environment (linear) were highly significant for characters like Days to 50% flowering, number of pods per plant, 80%maturity, 100 seed weight and seed yield per plant under study, which indicated the genetic control of response to the environment. The variance due to GxE (linear) was significantly different for 50% flowering, pod length, number of seeds per pod and 100 seed weight and non-significant for days to primary branches, pods per cluster, number of pods per plant, plant height, number of primary branches per plant, number of pods per plant, number of seeds per pod, 80% maturity and seed yield per plant. It indicated the differential response of varieties to various growing season. Varieties RbnG3, RbnG5, RbnG8, RbnG9 and RbnG12 showed higher seed yield, regression coefficient equivalent to unity and deviation from regression equivalent to zero. It indicated that these varieties were suitable for cultivation on a wide range of environments as these had greater stability along with high yield.

Weeds are of major concern in direct sown finger millet production and hence its management is a very complicated task. Keeping weeds under check to further boost the growth and to enhance the yield of finger millet is a very vital issue as the problem of germination failure and toxicity is being noticed for pre-emergence herbicides usage in finger millet under direct sown situation. The present investigation was formulated to evaluate the effect of pre-emergence herbicides on germination and growth of direct seeded finger millet under different soil moisture regimes. From the study it can be concluded that pre-emergence application of oxyflurofen 23.5 EC @ 60 g a.i. /ha and butachlor 50 EC @ 600 g a.i. /ha followed by adequate soil moisture by irrigation or rainfall during germination period significantly lowered germination of direct seeded finger millet along with initial phytotoxicity symptoms such as stunted growth.