Abstract
A laboratory study was conducted to investigate the effects of sowing depth, moisture content, soil bulk density and organic matter on wheat seedling emergence. For this purpose wheat cultivar LU 26S was sown in pots filled with sandy clay loam soil. A total number of 162 pots were used for all the treatments.lt was found that the combination of 2.5 cm sowing depth, 1.2 glcm3 soil bulk density and 16 % moisture content registered the highest seedling emergence rate which was 82%. In another combination, the lowest seedling emergence of 17% was recorded at 1.4 glcm3 soil density ,12% moisture content and Scm seed placement depth. Thus it was concluded that the tillage implements used for seedbed preparation should create soil bulk density of 1.2 glcm3 and conserve '16% soil moisture in the vicinity of seed placement maintaining 1.45% organic matter in the soil for better emergence.
