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Agronomy
MISHRA, K . C . , H.N. PANDEY, and K . L . MUKHERJEE.
1968.
Crop-weed c o m p e t i t i o n f o r phosphate
n u t r i t i o n . T r o p . E c o l . 9 : 2 4 3 - 2 5 0 . 125
Pot experiments were conducted to s t u d y
i n t r a s p e c i f i c c o m p e t i t i o n i n gram, p e a r l
m i l l e t , and pigeonpea b y i n c r e a s i n g t h e i r
d e n s i t y . I n t e r s p e c i f i c c o m p e t i t i o n b e t ­
ween these crops and t h e i r dominant weed
c o m p e t i t o r s was a l s o e v a l u a t e d . R e s u l t s
i n d i c a t e t h a t i n d i v i d u a l p l a n t s s u f f e r
b a d l y due to o v e r c r o w d i n g b u t t h e biomass
per u n i t area s t e a d i l y i n c r e a s e s w i t h
i n c r e a s e i n d e n s i t y . Crop-weed c o m p e t i ­
t i o n s t u d i e s have r e v e a l e d t h r e e k i n d s o f
i n t e r s p e c i f i c a s s o c i a t i o n e f f e c t s .
MOHAMED A L I , A . , and J. CHANDRA MOHAN. 1973.
Water management p r a c t i c e s f o r redgram and
horsegram in T a m i l Nadu. I n d i a n Fmr
D i g e s t 6 ( 2 ) : 2 9 - 3 0 . 126
The importance of one or two " p r o t e c t i v e "
i r r i g a t i o n s when the s o i l m o i s t u r e touches
the l o w e s t o f a v a i l a b i l i t y i s emphasized.
I r r i g a t i o n a t t h e c r i t i c a l s t a g e s , i . e . ,
s e e d i n g , f l o w e r i n g , and pod f o r m a t i o n
should n o t be a v o i d e d . M o i s t u r e can be
conserved d u r i n g crop growth by b u n d i n g ,
b a s i n l i s t i n g , c r i s s - c r o s s r i d g i n g , and
c h i s e l t r e n c h i n g .
MOREL, R., and P. QUANTIN. 1964.
The i n f l u e n c e o f f a l l o w s o n s o i l r e g e n e ­
r a t i o n i n t h e Soudan-Guinean c l i m a t e o f
C e n t r a l A f r i c a . A g r o n . T r o p .
1 9 ( 2 ) : 1 0 5 - 1 3 6 . 127
Regeneration o f s o i l f e r t i l i t y can b e
a c c e l e r a t e d b y p r a c t i c i n g a r t i f i c i a l
i n s t e a d o f n a t u r a l f a l l o w . Among t h e
v a r i o u s legumes t e s t e d , Cajanus i n d i c u s
proved t o b e t h e most e f f e c t i v e i n
r e s t o r i n g s o i l f e r t i l i t y .
MORTON, J . F . 1976.
The pigeonpea (Cajanus c a j a n M i l l s p . ) ,
h i g h p r o t e i n , t r o p i c a l bush legume.
H o r t . S c i . 1 1 ( 1 ) : 1 1 - 1 9 . 128
One of t h e o l d e s t of food c r o p s , t h e
pigeonpea ranks f i f t h i n importance among
e d i b l e legumes of t h e w o r l d and occupies
f i r s t p l a c e i n I n d i a . I n e a s t e r n Kenya,
i t stands s i x t h among t h e l e a d i n g food
commodities. I n Uganda, t h e pigeonpea i s
now d e c l a r e d to be t h e f a s t e s t growing
cash crop f o r c a n n i n g . T h i s legume has
been a s t a p l e food in Puerto Rico and the
Bahamas f o r g e n e r a t i o n s . In many o t h e r
p a r t s o f the t r o p i c s , i t i s a n e g l e c t e d
crop w i t h a n u n r e a l i z e d p o t e n t i a l . V a r i o u s
aspects of pigeonpea a r e d i s c u s s e d . These
a r e : n o m e n c l a t u r e , o r i g i n and d i s t r i b u t i o n ,
d e s c r i p t i o n , p r o d u c t i o n , t r a d e and economic
v a l u e , and uses as food s t u f f , f e e d s t u f f ,
m e d i c i n e , and f o r o t h e r p u r p o s e s , i n c l u ­
d i n g r e a r i n g of silkworms (Boroceras
c a j a n i ) .
MUKHERJEE, D. 1960.
S t u d i e s on s p a c i n g of Cajanus cajan ( L . )
M i l l s p . I n d i a n J . A g r i c . S c i . 3 0 :
177-184. 129
I n a f i e l d experiment w i t h pigeonpea, s i x
spacings r a n g i n g from 60 x 60 to 120 x 120
cm were compared w i t h b r o a d c a s t sowing at
the r a t e of 13 kg s e e d / h a . D u r i n g 5
s u c c e s s i v e y e a r s , the p l o t s w i t h the
60 x 60 cm spacing (about 30,000 p l a n t s / h a )
always gave t h e h i g h e s t y i e l d s . The
average i n c r e a s e over b r o a d c a s t sowing
( r e s u l t i n g in a stand of 90,000 to 100,000
p l a n t s / h a ) was 30%, b u t i n years w i t h
u n f a v o r a b l e r a i n f a l l d i s t r i b u t i o n , t h i s
d i f f e r e n c e tended to be r e d u c e d .
MUKHERJEE, D. 1962.
Pulses i n West Bengal. I n d i a n A g r i c .
6 : 5 4 - 6 1 . 130
The main p u l s e crops grown in West Bengal
are gram, l e n t i l s , mung, k a l a i (Mash) and
k h e s a r i in the post-monsoon season and
a r h a r , mung, and k a l a i i n the monsoon.
The f o l l o w i n g aspects have been d i s c u s s e d :
Area and p r o d u c t i o n under d i f f e r e n t p u l s e s ,
p r o d u c t i o n and r e q u i r e m e n t o f p u l s e s i n
West B e n g a l , and i n c i d e n c e of p e s t s and
d i s e a s e s .
NAIR, G.G.K., and B.V. MEHTA. 1958.
A n o t e on z i n c c o n t e n t s of p l a n t s in Goradu
s o i l . I n d i a n J . Agron. 3 ( 2 ) :116-117. 131
Leaves of f r u i t - t r e e s have the maximum
uptake o f z i n c ; grasses the minimum. I n
d e c r e a s i n g o r d e r , z i n c c o n t e n t s can be
arranged t h u s : f r u i t - t r e e s , legumes,
c e r e a l s , and g r a s s e s . Of the f o u r p u l s e s
a n a l y z e d , t u r was found t o c o n t a i n the
h i g h e s t amount of z i n c ( 4 3 . 0 ppm).
NANNE, E. 1934.
El gandul (Cajanus indicus). Revta. A g r i c .
Guatem. 1 2 ( 5 ) : 3 1 1 - 3 1 3 . 132
NATARAJAN, M . , and T.M. VITTAL. 1975.
P r o m i s i n g p u l s e v a r i e t i e s f o r i n t e r c r o p p i n g
and m u l t i p l e c r o p p i n g i n T a m i l Nadu. I n d i a n
J . Genet. P 1 . Breed. 3 5 ( 2 ) : 2 9 1 - 2 9 9 . 133
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