Book of Extended summaries ISDA

International Conference on Reimagining Rainfed Agro-ecosystems: Challenges &
Opportunities during 22-24, December 2022 at ICAR-CRIDA, Hyderabad
Conclusion
Results of this three-year study indicated that maize and blackgram strip-intercropping
system is more effective than a monoculture system in resource utilization. The cultivation of
maize in6 m wide strip and blackgram in 2.4 m wide or maize in3 m wide strip and
blackgram in 2.4 m wide strip is the most efficient strip-intercropping system to get higher
yield and economics than other combinations of rows.
References
Khokhar, A., Yousuf, A., Singh, M., Sharma, V., Sandhu, P.S., Chary, G.R. 2021. Impact of
land configuration and strip-intercropping on runoff, soil loss and crop yields under
rainfed conditions in the Shivalik foot hills of North-West, India. Sustainability. 13,
6282. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13116282.
T2-14P-1073
Influence of Crop Geometry and Plant Growth Regulators on Production
Potential of Pigeon Pea (Cajanuscajan (L.) Millsp.)
S.U. Pawar 1* , W.N. Narkhede 2 , B.V. Asewar 3 and Mirza Iab 4
Department of Agronomy,
Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (M.S.) – 431402.
*pawarsu7@rediffmail.com , agronomistsup@gmail.com
Pigeonpea being highly branching and indeterminate growth habit responds very well to crop
geometry. Hence to achieve potential yields, it is important to maintain optimum plant
population which can effectively utilize available moisture, nutrients and solar radiation. The
plant growth regulators are also known to enhance the source sink relationship and stimulate
the translocation of photo assimilates, thereby increase the productivity. There is need for
scientific manipulation by synchronizing plant growth through growth regulating chemicals,
which can check the excessive vegetative growth, thereby creating proper balance between
source and sink for enhanced crop yield and standardize the plant density to exploit yield
potential. Considering these points the present investigation attempted to stabilize yield with
the following objectives: the objectives: (i) To find out the effect of crop geometry on growth
and yield of pigeon pea, (ii) To find out the effect of plant growth regulators on morpho
physiological, yield components, productivity and seed quality of pigeonpea, and (iii) To find
out effect of crop geometry and plant growth regulators on economics of pigeonpea.
Methodology:
The field experiments on pigeonpea (Var. BDN-711) were conducted at research farm of
Agronomy department, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (MS)
Ecosystem based approaches for climate change adaptation, ecosystem services, integrated farming system
models, Land degradation neutrality
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