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SUNFLOWER AS AN OILSEED CROP OF THE SEMI-ARID TROPICS OF ANDHRA PRADESH

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Title SUNFLOWER AS AN OILSEED CROP OF THE SEMI-ARID TROPICS OF ANDHRA PRADESH
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Creator MS RAMA MOHAN RAO
M PADMAIAH
KK REDDY
SL PATIL
 
Subject SUNFLOWER, OILSEED, SEMI-ARID TROPICS, ANDHRA PRADESH
 
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THE PAPER DISCUSSES THE RESULTS OF A FIELD STUDY CONDUCTED 1989-991 TO EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF SUNFLOWER CROP AS A REPLACEMENT FOR GROUND NUT UNDER FARMERS CONDITIONS AT CHINNATEKUR WATERSHED IN KURNOOL DISTRICT IN THE SEMI-ARID TROPICS OF ANDHRA PRADESH . YIELD OF SUNFLOWER WS HIGHER THAN GROUND NUT CROP IN ALL THE THREE YEARS , INDICATING THE SUITABILITY OF CROP TO FIT INTO THE AGRO- ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS. LOWER YIELD OF GROUND NUT CAN BE ASCRIBED TO THE NON- AVAILABILITY OF QUALITY SEED OF IMPROVED GENOTYPES AND MOISTURE STRESS DURING THE FLOWERING AND PEGGING STAGES IRRESPECTIVE OF SOWING DATES. SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION PRACTICES IMPROVED THE CROP YIELDS IN THE WATERSHED COMPARED TO THE OUTSIDE AREAS WHERE CONSERVATION PRACTICES WERE NOT FOLLOWED. LOWER COST OF CULTIVATION AND HIGHER YIELDS WERE REFLECTED IN A 42% INCREASE IN NET RETURNS FROM SUNFLOWER COMPARED WITH GROUND NUT.
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Date 2020-08-25T11:48:15Z
2020-08-25T11:48:15Z
1993-01-01
 
Type Research Paper
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/40285
 
Language English
 
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