Sonamoti Wheat Organic

🌾🌿 Sonamoti Organic Wheat Growing Guide
🔹 Common name ➜ Sonamoti Wheat, Sonamoti Gehun
🔹 Scientific name ➜ Triticum aestivum
🔹 Type ➜ Traditional wheat variety 🌾
🔹 Special ➜ Popular for organic cultivation, traditional taste, and nutritious grains
✔️ Suitable for: ➜ Organic farming
➜ Natural farming
➜ Desi beej conservation
➜ Small-scale sustainable agriculture

🌟 Why Grow Sonamoti Wheat?
✔️ Traditional desi wheat variety 🌾
✔️ Suitable for organic farming 🌿
✔️ Good grain quality
✔️ Strong straw production for fodder
✔️ Ideal for: ➜ Organic wheat production
➜ Seed saving
➜ Natural farming systems

🌤️ Climate & Sowing Time 🇮🇳
India:
➜ Wheat sowing season ➜ October – December
📍 Punjab:
➜ Best sowing: • 15 October to 30 December
✔️ Best temperature for sowing: ➜ 20–25°C
✔️ Best temperature during grain filling: ➜ 15–20°C

🌾 Soil Requirement
➜ Best ➜ Fertile well-drained loam soil
➜ pH ➜ 6.0–7.5
✔️ Rich organic matter improves yield and soil health.

🌰 Seed Selection
➜ Sonamoti wheat seeds 🌱
➜ Organic wheat seeds
➜ Desi wheat beej
➜ Open pollinated wheat varieties
✔️ Choose healthy, disease-free seed.

🌱 Seed Rate
➜ 35–45 kg seed per acre
✔️ Use lower seed rate for line sowing.
🌱 Seed Treatment (Organic)
Before sowing:
➜ Beejamrit treatment
➜ Trichoderma treatment
✔️ Helps protect seedlings from soil-borne diseases.

🌱 Sowing Method
➜ Line sowing preferred
Seed depth: ➜ 4–5 cm
🌿 Spacing
➜ Row spacing ➜ 20–22 cm
✔️ Proper spacing improves tillering and airflow.

🌿 Organic Fertilizer Plan
Before sowing:
➜ FYM ➜ 8–10 ton/acre
➜ Vermicompost
➜ Compost
During growth:
➜ Jeevamrit spray
➜ Panchgavya spray
✔️ Improves: ➜ Soil fertility
➜ Grain filling 🌾

💧 Irrigation
Critical stages:
➜ Crown root initiation (CRI)
➜ Tillering
➜ Booting
➜ Grain filling
Typical schedule:
➜ 4–6 irrigations depending on soil and weather
❌ Avoid waterlogging.

☀️ Sunlight Requirement
➜ Full sunlight essential
✔️ Wheat performs best in open fields.

🐛 Organic Pest & Disease Control
Common issues:
➜ Aphids
➜ Rust diseases
➜ Termites
Control:
➜ Neem-based formulations 🌿
➜ Trichoderma application
➜ Healthy crop rotation
✔️ Suitable for: ➜ Organic wheat farming

🌾 Crop Duration
➜ Ready in 120–140 days
✂️ Harvesting
✔️ Harvest when: ➜ Plants turn golden yellow 🌾
➜ Grains become hard
✔️ Dry properly before storage.

📦 Yield
➜ Average yield: 10–18 quintal/acre (depends on soil, climate, and management)
✔️ Organic premium markets may offer higher value 💰

🌱 Special Benefits
✔️ Suitable for organic farming 🌿
✔️ Traditional wheat variety
✔️ Good flour quality for chapati
✔️ Best for: ➜ Desi beej preservation
➜ Organic food production

🪴 Growing on Roof
⚠️ Possible only on a small scale for education or seed saving.
Container:
➜ Large grow bag or planter (10–12 inch depth)
Sunlight ☀️
➜ Full sunlight
Watering 💧
➜ Keep soil evenly moist