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Agronomy<br />
Red gram r e q u i r e s more a t t e n t i o n than o t h e r<br />
legumes because it is a m u l t i p u r p o s e legume<br />
crop t h a t y i e l d s n u t r i t i o u s g r a i n and<br />
v a l u a b l e f o r a g e and a l s o e n r i c h e s t h e s o i l<br />
b y i t s g r o w t h . P r o d u c t i o n c o u l d b e stepped<br />
u p b y b e t t e r c u l t i v a t i o n p r a c t i c e s , p a r t i <br />
c u l a r l y m a n u r i n g ; n i t r o g e n and phosphorus<br />
a p p l i c a t i o n s c o u l d d o u b l e o r even t r i p l e<br />
y i e l d s .<br />
PANIKKAR, M.R. 1968.<br />
G r a i n legumes p l a y a v i t a l r o l e i n p r o g r e s <br />
s i v e f a r m i n g . I n d i a n Pmg 17(11) : 9 - 1 1 . 143<br />
Pulses a r e i m p o r t a n t i n t h e o v e r a l l c r o p <br />
p i n g spectrum o f I n d i a n f a r m i n g , e i t h e r<br />
alone or as m i x t u r e s , and i n v a r i a b l y as<br />
t h e l i n c h p i n o f crop r o t a t i o n s . T h e i r<br />
r o l e i n m u l t i p l e o r r e l a y c r o p p i n g i s a l s o<br />
s i g n i f i c a n t .<br />
PANKAJA REDDY, R., P.P. TARHALKAR, and<br />
N.G.P. RAO. 1977.<br />
Improved pigeonpea v a r i e t i e s f o r mono- and<br />
i n t e r c r o p p i n g . I n d i a n Fmg 27(4) : 3 - 4 . 144<br />
The v a r i e t i e s H Y - 1 , HY-2, and HY-4 have<br />
been r e l e a s e d f o r g e n e r a l c u l t i v a t i o n .<br />
Various i n t e r c r o p p i n g systems based on<br />
combinations o f c e r e a l (sorghum), p u l s e<br />
( a r h a r and soybean) and o i l s e e d s (groundn<br />
u t and c a s t o r ) were compared f o r t o t a l<br />
p r o d u c t i v i t y , n u t r i t i o n a l e f f i c i e n c y , and<br />
economic p r o f i t a b i l i t y .<br />
PANNU, J . S . , and J . S . SAWHNEY. 1975.<br />
E f f e c t o f a r h a r o n the n i t r o g e n r e q u i r e <br />
ments o f the succeeding wheat i n a n i n t e n <br />
s i v e r o t a t i o n . I n d i a n J . Genet. P 1 . B r e e d .<br />
3 5 ( 2 ) : 2 5 3 - 2 5 6 . 145<br />
R e s i d u a l phosphorus f r o m a r h a r showed s i g <br />
n i f i c a n t b e n e f i c i a l e f f e c t s o n g r a i n y i e l d<br />
of succeeding w h e a t . Comparison of wheat<br />
y i e l d s from no-phosphorus p l o t s o f a r h a r -<br />
wheat and f a l l o w - w h e a t r o t a t i o n s showed<br />
t h a t each l e v e l o f n i t r o g e n r e c o r d e d s i g <br />
n i f i c a n t l y l o w e r wheat y i e l d i n t h e former<br />
r o t a t i o n t h a n i n t h e l a t t e r . For l a t e - s o w n<br />
(December 3) wheat succeeding a r h a r , 100 kg<br />
N/ha was adequate.<br />
PANSE, V . G . , M.D. DANDAWATE, and<br />
S.B. BOKIL. 1947.<br />
Summary of p a s t e x p e r i m e n t a l work on w h e a t ,<br />
m i l l e t s , o i l seeds, and p u l s e s . D e l h i :<br />
Army P r e s s , p p . 117-147. 146<br />
PARSONS, D . J . 1962.<br />
The systems o f a g r i c u l t u r e p r a c t i s e d i n<br />
Uganda. 3 . The n o r t h e r n systems. P t . 1 .<br />
The L a n g o - A c h o l i system. P t . 2. The West<br />
N i l e systems. Mem. Res. D i v . Dep. A g r i c .<br />
Uganda 3. 1960. 66 p p . 147<br />
The crops grown i n some o r a l l o f t h e<br />
s e v e r a l e c o l o g i c a l zones i n c l u d e c o t t o n ,<br />
f i n g e r m i l l e t , pigeonpea (Cajanus c a j a n ) ,<br />
sorghum, sesame, cassava, cowpea, b e a n ,<br />
and m a i z e . These d i s t r i c t s of Uganda a r e<br />
s i t u a t e d a t a n a l t i t u d e o f 2,000 t o 4,000<br />
ft (609 to 1,218 m) and r e c e i v e 35 to 60<br />
inches (87.5 to 150 cm) r a i n f a l l / y e a r .<br />
PATHAK, G.N. 1970.<br />
Red gram. In Pulse Crops of I n d i a .<br />
P. Kachroo ( e d i t o r ) . New D e l h i : ICAR. 148<br />
Discussed d i f f e r e n t aspects o f r e d gram:<br />
I m p o r t a n c e , area and p r o d u c t i o n , agronomy,<br />
g e n e t i c s , p l a n t b r e e d i n g , c y t o g e n e t i c s ,<br />
n u t r i t i o n a l q u a l i t y , and diseases and<br />
p e s t s .<br />
PATRO, G.K., and G.C. TOSH. 1973.<br />
R e l a t i v e e f f i c i e n c y o f h e r b i c i d e s o n c o n <br />
t r o l o f weeds i n r e d gram (Cajanus c a j a n<br />
( L . ) M i l l s p . ) . Andhra A g r i c . J .<br />
2 0 ( 3 - 4 ) : 6 5 - 7 0 . 149<br />
V a r i t o x (Na s a l t o f TCA), Tropotox (Na s a l t<br />
of MCPB), and Enbutox (Na s a l t of 2,4-DB)<br />
were t r i e d at a dose of 2.24 kg a . i . / h a ,<br />
b o t h as preemergence and postemergence<br />
s p r a y s . O f t h e h e r b i c i d e s t r i e d , V a r i t o x<br />
(TCA), sprayed preemergence or postemergence,<br />
was found t h e most e f f e c t i v e a g a i n s t<br />
dominant weeds and r e c o r d e d maximum g r a i n<br />
y i e l d s and n e t p r o f i t s per h e c t a r e .<br />
PAUL, S . , and R.P. SINGH. 1977.<br />
Response o f a r h a r v a r i e t i e s t o methods o f<br />
phosphorus a p p l i c a t i o n . A l l a h a b a d Fmr<br />
4 8 ( 2 ) : 1 7 5 - 1 7 7 . 150<br />
A l l a r h a r v a r i e t i e s e x h i b i t e d s i g n i f i c a n t<br />
y i e l d response t o phosphorus a p p l i c a t i o n .<br />
Not o n l y t h e number of pods per p l a n t b u t<br />
l e n g t h of pod ( c m ) , number of c l u s t e r s per<br />
p l a n t , and 1 0 0 0 - g r a i n w e i g h t a l l showed<br />
s i g n i f i c a n t i n c r e a s e s . The phosphorus<br />
placement method gave s i g n i f i c a n t l y h i g h e r<br />
y i e l d (938 k g / h a ) than t h e b r o a d c a s t<br />
method (725 k g / h a ) .<br />
PAUL, W.R.C. 1 9 5 1 .<br />
Notes on Legumes. T r o p . A g r i c . Ceylon<br />
107:225-228. 151<br />
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