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Agronomy
SARAF, C . S . , A. SINGH, and I . P . S . AHLAWAT.
1975.
S t u d i e s o n i n t e r c r o p p i n g o f c o m p a t i b l e
crops w i t h pigeonpea. I n d i a n J . A g r o n .
2 0 ( 2 ) : 1 2 7 - 1 3 0 . 183
Cajanus aajan in pure stands or i n t e r ­
cropped w i t h V. radiata, V. mungo , cowpea,
and soybean gave average seed y i e l d s of
1,630, 1,720, 1,640, 1,530, and 1,690
k g / h a r e s p e c t i v e l y ; t h e i n t e r c r o p s gave
seed y i e l d s of 198, 110, 4 2 4 , and 114
k g / h a , r e s p e c t i v e l y . I n t e r c r o p p i n g o f
maize and sorghum in Cajanus aajan markedl
y decreased i t s y i e l d s .
SARDAR SINGH, and V . B . SAHASRABUDHE.
1957.
E f f e c t o f o r g a n i c and i n o r g a n i c s o n the
y i e l d of j o w a r (Sorghum vulgare), a r h a r
(Cajanus aajan) and groundnut (Araahis
hypogaea) and a f t e r - e f f e c t on r a i n f e d
c o t t o n . I n d i a n J . A g r o n . 1 ( 3 ) :
151-157. 184
Ammonium s u l f a t e depressed t h e y i e l d o f
a r h a r (Cajanus aajan) . There was no a p p r e ­
c i a b l e e f f e c t o f superphosphate o n t h e
a r h a r c r o p . A p p l i c a t i o n o f superphosphate
or of farm compost to t h e p r e c e d i n g crop
i n d i c a t e d s i g n i f i c a n t r e s i d u a l response o n
c o t t o n .
SAVILLE, A . H . , and W.A. WRIGHT. 1958.
Notes on Kenya a g r i c u l t u r e . 3. O i l s e e d s ,
p u l s e s , legumes and r o o t c r o p s . E. A f r .
A g r i c . J . 2 ( 1 ) : 1 - 9 . 185
Notes o n c l i m a t e , s o i l s , c u l t i v a t i o n , and
h a r v e s t i n g methods and major uses of a
number of legumes, i n c l u d i n g pigeonpea
(Cajanus indicus). Spacings, seed r a t e s ,
y i e l d s per a c r e and t i m e t o m a t u r i t y a r e
a l s o t a b u l a t e d f o r each c r o p .
SAXENA, M.C., and D.S. YADAV. 1975.
Some agronomic c o n s i d e r a t i o n s of pigeonpeas
and c h i c k p e a s . P r o c . F i r s t I n t e r n a t i o n a l
Workshop on G r a i n Legumes. 13-16 Jan
1975. ICRISAT. Hyderabad, I n d i a .
pp. 3 2 - 6 2 . 186
Describes t r i a l s o n e f f e c t s o f seedbed
p r e p a r a t i o n methods, sowing methods, sowing
r a t e s and d a t e s , s p a c i n g , f e r t i l i z e r s ,
t r a c e e l e m e n t s , seed i n o c u l a t i o n , weed
c o n t r o l , i r r i g a t i o n , growth s u b s t a n c e s ,
and mixed c r o p p i n g on seed y i e l d s of
chickpea and pigeonpea.
Pantnagar.
131-134.
I n d i a n J . Agron. 2 1 ( 2 ) :
187
When pigeonpea was grown ( i ) in pure stands
in rows 15 cm a p a r t and ( i i ) w i t h seven
soybean c u l t i v a r s d r i l l e d between two rows
of pigeonpea, t h e average seed y i e l d s were
s i m i l a r : 2,440 kg and 2,130 to 2,510 k g / h a
r e s p e c t i v e l y . Soybean gave an a d d i t i o n a l
seed y i e l d of 760 to 1,160 k g / h a , t h e
h i g h e s t y i e l d b e i n g w i t h c v J - 3 . I n t e r ­
c r o p p i n g w i t h pigeonpea reduced soybean
y i e l d by 50% over p u r e - s t a n d y i e l d s .
SCHAFFHAUSEN, R.V. 1963.
Economic methods to form and improve p a s ­
t u r e s w i t h t h e legumes Doliahos lablab,
Cajanus aajan and Glycine javaniaa. R u r a l
Rev. Soc. R u r a l B r a s . 4 3 : 1 6 - 1 7 . 188
T h i s paper d e a l s w i t h t h e problem of how
to grow green fodder e c o n o m i c a l l y d u r i n g
dry w i n t e r months on poor s o i l s , under
c o n d i t i o n s s i m i l a r t o those p r e v a i l i n g i n
t h e S t a t e of Sao P a u l o , B r a z i l .
SELLSCHOP, J . , and H.M. MULLER. 1953.
The pigeonpea or d h a l bean. Fmg S. A f r .
2 8 : 1 5 9 - 1 6 0 . 189
General notes a r e g i v e n on Cajanus aajan,
which i n South A f r i c a does b e s t i n the warm
l o w v e l d where f r o s t s seldom o c c u r .
SEN, A . N . 1956.
N i t r o g e n economy o f s o i l under r a h a r . J .
I n d i a n Soc. S o i l S c i . 6 ( 3 ) : 1 7 1 - 1 7 6 . 190
S t u d i e s were conducted on n i t r o g e n uptake
of a crop of r a h a r (Cajanus aajan), t h e
n i t r o g e n s t a t u s o f t h e s o i l a f t e r h a r v e s t ,
and t h e e f f e c t o f f e r t i l i z e r s o n b o t h .
The o b s e r v a t i o n s recorded f o r 3 years w i t h
a l a t e v a r i e t y of r a h a r (NP-51) showed t h a t
t h e uptake o f n i t r o g e n and n i t r o g e n f i x a ­
t i o n by r a h a r was g r e a t l y i n c r e a s e d by t h e
a p p l i c a t i o n of N and P f e r t i l i z e r s , s i n g l y
as w e l l as in c o m b i n a t i o n . Rahar was found
to be an e x h a u s t i v e crop r a t h e r than a
r e c u p e r a t i v e one. N i t r o g e n c o n t e n t o f t h e
s o i l under r a h a r c o u l d b e i n c r e a s e d i f i t s
leaves a r e a l l o w e d t o b e i n c o r p o r a t e d w i t h
t h e s o i l . Rahar d i d n o t d e r i v e as much
b e n e f i t from r o o t nodule organisms as o t h e r
legumes. Nodules were found to remain on
the p l a n t o n l y up to 8 to 12 weeks growth
and t h e amount of n i t r o g e n f i x e d by r a h a r
d u r i n g 36 to 40 weeks t o t a l e d 100 to 250
1 b / a c (112 to 280 k g / h a ) .
SAXENA, M.C., and D.S. YADAV. 1976.
P a r a l l e l c r o p p i n g o f soybeans w i t h p i g e o n ­
pea under humid s u b - t r o p i c a l c o n d i t i o n s of
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