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Enhancing water use efficiency in cumin (Cuminum cyminum L)

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Title Enhancing water use efficiency in cumin (Cuminum cyminum L)
 
Creator S.P.Maheria*, G.Lal, R.S.Mehta, S.S. Meena, S.N.Saxena, Y.K.Sharma, K.Kant, R.S. Meena, M.K.Vishal and R. Singh
 
Subject Cumin, Drip irrigation, Mulching, Water conservation, Water use efficiency
 
Description An investigation on enhancing water use efficiency in cumin was carried out during Rabi season of2010-11 at the research farm of National Research Centre on Seed Spices, Ajmer (Rajasthan). The experimentcomprising of three irrigation methods viz. flood, high pressure drip and low pressure drip in the main plotsand four water conservation methods viz. mulching, low plastic tunnel, mulching + low tunnel and control insub plots was conducted in split plot design with three replications. Based on one year study it reveals thatthe application of irrigation through low pressure drip exhibited highest level in growth parameters andyield attributes viz., umbels/plant (9.80), umbellate/plant (45.40), seed weight/plant (5.85 gm), test weight(4.36 gm) and yield (671.30 kg ha-1) with maximum water use efficiency (2.66 kg ha-1-mm ) followed by highpressure drip irrigation. Among the various water conservation techniques mulching with 20 micron plasticsheet exhibited highest plant height at all the growth stages, branches/plant at maturity, umbellate/plant(46.73), test weight (4.62 gm), seed weight (5.74 gm plant-1) and yield (684.16 kg ha-1). Thus the result indicatesthat application of irrigation through low pressure drip irrigation and conservation of moisture by mulchingwith 20 micron plastic sheet is better for realizing higher growth, yield and water use efficiency.
 
Publisher Indian Society of Seed Spices (ISSS)
 
Date 2024-11-19
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Identifier https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJSS/article/view/159563
10.56093/
 
Source International Journal of Seed Spices; Vol. 2 No. 1 (2012): International J. Seed Spices; 34-38
2278-8417
 
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