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LAXMAN SINGH, S.K. MAHESHWARI, and
D. SHABMA. 1 9 7 1 .
E f f e c t o f d a t e o f p l a n t i n g and p l a n t popul
a t i o n o n g r o w t h , y i e l d , y i e l d components
and p r o t e i n c o n t e n t of plgeonpea (Cajanus
c a j a n ( L . ) M i l l s p . ) . I n d i a n J . A g r i c . S c i .
4 1 ( 6 ) : 5 3 5 - 5 3 8 . 108
Row s p a c i n g and p l a n t i n g dates d i d n o t
i n f l u e n c e y i e l d s o r p r o t e i n c o n t e n t o f
plgeonpea s i g n i f i c a n t l y . The h i g h e s t
y i e l d of 1,124 k g / h a was o b t a i n e d w i t h a
p l a n t p o p u l a t i o n o f 60,000 p l a n t s / h a . P l a n t
h e i g h t was s i g n i f i c a n t l y a f f e c t e d b y p l a n t ­
i n g d a t e s , t h e maximum h e i g h t of 220 cm
b e i n g o b t a i n e d w i t h the e a r l y p l a n t i n g o n
May 2 0 , and t h e minimum of 140 cm w i t h the
l a t e r p l a n t i n g o n J u l y 5 . I n e a r l y
p l a n t i n g s h e i g h t and number of branches
were i n c r e a s e d , b u t the e f f e c t i v e p o d -
b e a r i n g l e n g t h was reduced.
LAXMAN SINGH, D. SHARMA, and
S.K. MAHESHWARI. 1973.
Plgeonpea does b e t t e r i n m i x t u r e w i t h
dwarf sorghums. JNKW Res. J . 7 ( 2 ) :
1 0 0 - 1 0 1 . 109
The gross p r o f i t (sorghum and plgeonpea
seed) i n mixed c r o p p i n g w i t h dwarf v a r i e t y
of sorghum was h i g h e s t . The s t a n d a r d
p r a c t i c e o f i n t r a r o w p l a n t i n g o f plgeonpea
in sorghum rows was b e t t e r than i n t e r r o w .
Sorghum was b e n e f i t t e d i n t h e m i x t u r e a t
t h e c o s t of plgeonpea. E a r l y and medium
v a r i e t i e s o f plgeonpea were e q u a l l y
p r o d u c t i v e i n t h e m i x t u r e s .
LAXMAN SINGH, and M.P. SHRIVASTAVA. 1976.
C u l t i v a t i o n systems and v a r i e t a l a d a p t a ­
t i o n o f plgeonpea i n Madhya Pradesh.
I n d i a n J . Genet. P 1 . Breed. 3 6 ( 3 ) :
293-300. 110
C u l t i v a t i o n systems of plgeonpea (Cajanus
c a j a n ( L . ) M l l l s p . ) were s t u d i e d i n 4 3
d i s t r i c t s o f Madhya Pradesh t o r e l a t e t h e
v a r i a t i o n i n c u l t i v a r a d a p t a t i o n t o
systems. Seven broad c a t e g o r i e s of
c r o p p i n g systems were i d e n t i f i e d , i m p o r ­
t a n t ones b e i n g : s o l e , i n t e r c r o p p i n g ,
mixed c r o p p i n g , m i x e d - c u m - i n t e r c r o p p i n g ,
bund c u l t i v a t i o n , and s h i f t i n g c u l t i v a t i o n .
Study o f o v e r 900 c u l t i v a r s r e v e a l e d n i n e
d i s t i n c t p l a n t and m a t u r i t y types a s
adapted t o d i f f e r e n t c r o p p i n g systems.
Minor v a r i a t i o n w i t h i n each group a l s o
e x i s t e d .
LENKA, D . , and R.K. SATPATHY. 1976.
Response o f plgeonpea v a r i e t i e s t o l e v e l s
o f n i t r o g e n and phosphate i n l a t e r i t e s o i l .
I n d i a n J . A g r o n . 2 1 ( 3 ) : 2 1 7 - 2 2 0 . 1 1 1
The t r i a l s w i t h t h r e e plgeonpea c u l t i v a r s
showed t h a t average seed y i e l d s were
i n c r e a s e d from 880 kg/ha w i t h o u t N to
1,070 k g / h a w i t h 20 kg N/ha, were n o t
f u r t h e r i n c r e a s e d w i t h 40 kg N/ha and were
i n c r e a s e d from 830 kg/ha w i t h o u t P to
1,070 to 1,170 kg w i t h 80 and 120 kg P 2 O 5 /
h a , r e s p e c t i v e l y . Cv R-60 gave the h i g h e s t
y i e l d o f 1,370 k g / h a .
L0USTAL0T, A . J . , and R. FERROR. 1950.
S t u d i e s on the p e r s i s t e n c e and movement of
sodium t r i c h l o r o a c e t a t e i n the s o i l . A g r o n .
J . 4 2 : 3 2 3 - 3 2 7 . 112
I n greenhouse e x p e r i m e n t s , a s i n f i e l d
e x p e r i m e n t s , TCA was more t o x i c to Zea mays
than to Cajanus indicus.Toxicity to these
p l a n t s decreased w i t h the passage o f t i m e ;
the r a t e and degree of t h i s decrease was
g r e a t e s t a t h i g h temperatures and i n s o i l
s t o r e d a t 45°C. T o x i c i t y e n t i r e l y d i s ­
appeared w i t h i n weeks. A t a l l r a t e s o f
a p p l i c a t i o n TCA t o x i c i t y disappeared w i t h i n
1 month in s a t u r a t e d s o i l , w i t h i n 2 months
i n s o i l w i t h a medium m o i s t u r e c o n t e n t , and
a f t e r a l o n g e r p e r i o d i n c l a y s o i l . I n
f i e l d t r i a l s , p l o t s t r e a t e d w i t h o n l y 3 0 l b .
TCA per acre remained p r a c t i c a l l y f r e e of
p e r e n n i a l grasses and Cyperus r o t u n d u s
f o r 4 months a f t e r t r e a t m e n t .
LOVADINI, L . A . C . , and H.A.A. MASCARENHAS.
1974.
Time of p l a n t i n g of plgeonpea (Cajanus cajan
( L . ) M i l l s p . ) . B r a g a n t i a 3 3 : 5 - 7 . 113
S i x p l a n t i n g times were compared i n
Pindorama, Sao P a u l o . P l a n t i n g in O c t o b e r ,
November, December, and January i n i t i a t e d
f l o w e r i n g i n A p r i l . Among t h e f i r s t t h r e e
p l a n t i n g s the d i f f e r e n c e was o n l y 6 d a y s ,
whereas f o r p l a n t i n g s i n J a n u a r y , F e b r u a r y ,
and March the d i f f e r e n c e was 1 6 , 3 0 , and 78
days r e s p e c t i v e l y . Time o f p l a n t i n g a l s o
a f f e c t e d p l a n t h e i g h t , w i t h March p l a n t i n g s
b e i n g s h o r t e s t ( 1 . 1 1 m). The best time of
p l a n t i n g would thus be J a n u a r y .
MAGISTAD, O . C , and O.N. ALLEN. 1933.
E f f e c t o f l i m i n g o n the growth o f p i g e o n -
peas i n Hawaiian s o i l s . P h i l i p p . A g r i c .
2 1 : 6 5 4 - 6 6 4 . 114
The f o l l o w i n g d e t e r m i n a t i o n s were made on
s o i l s from l i m e d and unlimed p l o t s : p H
v a l u e s , r e p l a c e a b l e h y d r o g e n , r e p l a c e a b l e
c a l c i u m , t o t a l base exchange c a p a c i t y , and
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