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y i e l d o b t a i n e d from 100 k g P 2 O 5 / h a . R h i z o -
bium c u l t u r e t r e a t m e n t was found to be t h e
b e s t among s e e d l i n g t i m e t r e a t m e n t s . The
v a r i e t y P-4785 y i e l d e d t h e h i g h e s t amount
o f g r a i n / h a .
KALYAN SINGH, RAJENDRA PRASAD, and
S . L . CHOUDHURY. 1975.
E f f e c t o f v a r i e t y row s p a c i n g and p l a n t
p o p u l a t i o n o n pigeonpea. I n d i a n J . A g r o n .
20(4) : 331-336. 91
The optimum v a l u e o f p l a n t r e c t a n g u l a r i t y ,
a s s o c i a t e d w i t h the maximum g r a i n y i e l d o f
t h e c r o p , was at a row s p a c i n g of 50 cm
and a p o p u l a t i o n of 75,000 p l a n t s / h a .
V a r i e t y P-4785 y i e l d e d t h e most g r a i n .
KASASIAN, L. 1964.
Chemical weed c o n t r o l i n pigeonpeas.
C a r i b b . A g r i c . 2 ( 4 ) : 7 2 1 - 7 4 3 . 9 2
D u r i n g 2 y e a r s , e x c e l l e n t weed c o n t r o l f o r
at l e a s t 3 weeks, w i t h no e f f e c t on the
y i e l d of p i g e o n p e a s , was g i v e n by preemergence
a p p l i c a t i o n of 1 kg p r o m e t r y n e / h a .
Subsequent c o n t r o l was m a i n t a i n e d by
d i r e c t a p p l i c a t i o n s o f 0.5 l b p a r a q u a t / a c .
( 0 . 6 k g / h a ) .
KASASIAN, L. 1968.
Chemical weed c o n t r o l i n t r o p i c a l r o o t and
v e g e t a b l e c r o p s . E x p l A g r i c . 4 : 1 - 1 6 . 9 3
Chemical weed c o n t r o l i n s i x r o o t crops
and f o u r t e e n v e g e t a b l e crops commonly
grown i n the t r o p i c s i s r e v i e w e d . Preemergence
a p p l i c a t i o n of 2 to 4 lb ( 0 . 9 to
1.8 kg) Amiben is recommended in West
I n d i e s f o r C . c a j a n ; a l s o a f t e r emergence,
d i r e c t e d sprays o f p a r a q u a t . I n T r i n i d a d ,
no i n j u r y was caused by p r e p l a n t i n g a p p l i ­
c a t i o n s of 3 to 6 lb ( 1 . 3 to 2.7 kg) EPTC
if 3 days elapsed between s p r a y i n g and
s o w i n g , whereas sowing a f t e r o n l y 1 day
r e t a r d e d emergence and growth of p i g e o n ­
peas. In Guyanese experiments a b a s a l l y
d i r e c t e d spray o f a l i q u a t gave e x c e l l e n t
weed c o n t r o l w i t h l i t t l e o r n o crop
i n j u r y . F o u r t e e n t o 3 5 - d a y - o l d p l a n t s
were s e v e r e l y i n j u r e d by MCPB.
KATYAL, S . L . 1956.
Your c r o p s . No. 17 - A r h a r . Fd Fmg
8 ( 1 2 ) : 3 5 2 - 3 5 4 . 94
KAUL, J . N . , and H.S. SEKHON. 1975.
Response o f pigeonpea t o dates o f p l a n t i n g
and phosphorus l e v e l s . I n d i a n J . A g r o n .
2 0 ( 4 ) : 3 7 6 - 3 7 7 . 95
Date o f p l a n t i n g s i g n i f i c a n t l y i n f l u e n c e d
y i e l d a t t r i b u t e s o f t h e p l a n t i n g s done o n
June 1 and June 15. P o d s / p l a n t and t o t a l
d r y - m a t t e r p r o d u c t i o n were reduced by the
l a t e r sowings. Harvest i n d e x i n c r e a s e d
w i t h d e l a y i n p l a n t i n g .
KAUL, J . N . , H.S. SEKHON, and B.S. DAHIYA.
1975.
I n t e r - c r o p p i n g s t u d i e s w i t h a r h a r (Cajanus
c a j a n ) . I n d i a n J . Genet. P 1 . Breed.
3 5 ( 2 ) : 2 4 2 - 2 4 7 . 96
The p l a n t i n g of one row of e i t h e r mash
(V. mungo) or mung (V. r a d i a t a ) in between
two rows of a r h a r , spaced 75 cm a p a r t ,
i n c r e a s e d the a r h a r y i e l d , whereas groundn
u t and soybean s l i g h t l y reduced a r h a r
y i e l d . I n t e r c r o p p i n g w i t h maize reduced
t h e a r h a r . The i n t e r c r o p p i n g of maize and
soybean proved to be a l o s i n g p r o p o s i t i o n .
KHAN, A . R . , and B.P. MATHUR. 1962.
S t u d i e s o n t i l l a g e . X I I I . E f f e c t o f v a r i a ­
t i o n i n the depth o f c u l t i v a t i o n w i t h
d i f f e r e n t methods o f phosphate a p p l i c a t i o n
o n the y i e l d o f pigeonpea ( C a j a n u s c a j a n ) .
I n d i a n J . A g r i c . S c i . 3 2 : 3 5 - 3 8 . 9 7
The r e s u l t s c o n f i r m those of p r e v i o u s
experiments conducted w i t h d i f f e r e n t
c r o p s . Deep p l o w i n g (up to 25 cm) was n o t
conducive t o s i g n i f i c a n t i n c r e a s e i n
pigeonpea y i e l d . The c o u n t r y plow was
found to be a s u i t a b l e implement on weedf
r e e l a n d and the broadcast method of
phosphate a p p l i c a t i o n was found s u p e r i o r
t o placement.
KHAN, T . N . , and J . K . ASHLEY. 1975.
Factors a f f e c t i n g p l a n t stand i n pigeonpea.
Expl A g r i c . 1 1 ( 4 ) : 3 1 5 - 3 2 2 . 98
Some f a c t o r s t h a t may i n f l u e n c e emergence
and e s t a b l i s h m e n t of pigeonpea (Cajanus
cajan ( L . ) M i l l s p . ) i n Uganda i n c l u d e
seeding d e p t h , seed d r e s s i n g , seed g r a d i n g ,
seeding r a t e , v a r i e t y , and t e m p e r a t u r e .
The e f f e c t of seeding r a t e was dependent
on mean g e r m i n a t i o n percentage in the
f i e l d , but c i r c u m s t a n t i a l o b s e r v a t i o n s o n
o t h e r f a c t o r s o f p o s s i b l e consequence i n
d e t e r m i n i n g p l a n t stand are a l s o d i s c u s s e d .
KILLINGER, G.B. 1958.
New agronomic crops f o r F l o r i d a . Sunshine
S t . A g r i c . Res. Rep. 1 3 : 3 - 5 . 99
The nonsynchrony of p o d - r i p e n i n g has made
mechanical h a r v e s t i n g o f pigeonpea d i f f i ­
c u l t . As pigeonpea was a new crop in
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