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Effect of sowing date and row spacing on phenology and yield of two diverse genotypes of pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan)

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Title Effect of sowing date and row spacing on phenology and yield of two diverse genotypes of pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan)
 
Creator PATEL, N R
MEHTA, A N
SHEKH, A M
 
Subject Co/anus c(y'an, date of sowing, phenology, crop yield, pigeonpea
 
Description An experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of sowing date (30 June, 20 July and 9 August) and rowspacing (60 and 90 cm) on the phenology and yield of 2 diverse pigeol1pea [Cajannus cajan (L.) Millsp.] genotypes(GT 100' and 'BDN 2'). A delay in sowing frOID 30 June substantially reduced the time taken to flower-bud initiationand maturity in both the genotype. Both these characters were largely int1uenced by prevailing temperature and rainfalldistribution. Pigeonpca sown on 30 June gave significantly higher seed yield and total biomass than that sown late.'GT100', having early maturity and determinate growth habit, was found superior to the long-duration genotype 'BDN 2'.The narrow row spacing (60 cm) led to higher plant population, which could not be compensated by increased yield attributes under wide row spacing (90 cm). Thus 'GT 100' sown on 30 June in 60 cm apart rows is promising for solepigconpea cultivation due to increased yield attJibutes under rainfed condition of central Gujarat.
 
Publisher The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
 
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Date 2013-05-14
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/29881
 
Source The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences; Vol 67, No 4 (1997)
0019-5022
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/29881/13472
 
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