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Several recommendations have been included in package of practices on production and weed management technologies
Herbicide resistance in Phalaris minor and zero tillage in wheat: Herbicide resistance to isoproturon(IPU) was observed in Phalaris minor in wheat during the early nineties.
Several alternate crops were evaluated and suggested to farmers to rotate with wheat in the rice-wheat cropping system. Zero tillage in wheat has also been recommended during 2008 in S-W Haryana under non rice-wheat cropping systems. Systematic work on parasitic weed management particularly on Orobanche management in mustard
CCS HAU Hisar is the first centre to point out cross-, multiple-resistance against herbicides of several modes of action in some biotypes of P. minor.
Another first in the country in developing a rapid screening test to detect herbicide resistance in Phalaris minor. Furrow irrigated raised bed planting was evaluated found useful at farmers fields Pioneer in perfection of vermin-compost and Resource Conservation Technologies.
Water stress induces osmotic adjustment, a drought tolerance mechanism has been simplified as a process to quantify the degree of adjustment.
Infrared thermometry for screening crop germplasm for drought tolerance: For better expression of plant responses, anthesis in wheat, flowering in chickpea and pod formation in Brassica species were the best stages. Transpirational cooling is correlated with seed yield. Method of seed priming was standardized for late planted wheat.
Planting of 3 rows of wheat on 90 cm bed produced higher yield than flat planting (22.5 cm in rows) due to increased number of spikes/unit area and grains/spike. Bed planting saved 35% water under 75 cm beds and 50% under 90 cm beds.