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Effect of pre-sowing irrigation and soil mulch on yield attributes, yield and wateruse of chickpea (Cicer arietinum), linseed (Linum usitatissimum) and Indian mustard (Brassica juncea)

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Title Effect of pre-sowing irrigation and soil mulch on yield attributes, yield and wateruse of chickpea (Cicer arietinum), linseed (Linum usitatissimum) and Indian mustard (Brassica juncea)
 
Creator PRASAD, S N
SINGH, RATAN
RAO, D H
 
Subject pre-sowing irrigation, soil mulch, water-use, chickpea, linseed, Indian mustard, Cicer arietinutn, Linum usitalissimum, Brassica juncea
 
Description A field experiment was conducted during the winter season of 1990-91 to 1992-93 to study the effect of 3 depthsof pre-sowing irrigation (0,5 and 10 cm) and soil mulch on yield attributes, yield, water-use and water-use efficiencyof chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) and Indian mustard (Brassica juncea (L.) Czemj. &Cosson.). Data revealed that yield attributes, grain and chickpea equivalent yield and"water use of crops progressivelyincreased with the depth of irrigation. The average increase in grain yield was 50, 61 and 80%, and 63, 69 and 92% inchickpea, linseed and indian mustard respectively with 5 and 10 cm irrigation. However, the yield differences between5 Dnd 10 cm irrigation were significantly at par. Indian mustard gave the highest chickpea equivalent yield (2 094 kg/ha) which was 29.7 and 76.6% higher than chickpea and linseed respectively. The water-use of chickpea (125 mm) andIndian mustard (124 mm) was 8.7 and 7.8% higher respectively than that of linseed. Irrigation also increased the water-useefficiency. Indian mustard showed the highest water-use efficiency (16.5 kg/ha-mm) and linseed the lowest (10.2kg/ha-mm). Soil mulch alone or in combination with irrigation was not found effective.
 
Publisher The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
 
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Date 2013-01-28
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/26799
 
Source The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences; Vol 69, No 6 (1999)
0019-5022
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/26799/12207
 
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