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International Conference on Reimagining Rainfed Agro-ecosystems: Challenges & Opportunities
during 22-24, December 2022 at ICAR-CRIDA, Hyderabad
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T2-22P-1302
Effect of Sowing Windows on Production of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in
Scarcity Zone of Maharashtra
V. M. Londhe*, V. T. Jadhav, J. D. Jadhav and V. M. Amrutsagar
Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri,
All India Coordinated Research Project on Agrometeorology,
Zonal Agriculture Research Station, Solapur 413 002, Maharashtra
*vikaslondhe603@gmail.com
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is cultivated for food and fodder on a large scale in arid and
semiarid regions. Chickpea is the second-most important pulse crop after pigeonpea in the
World for human diet and other use. Pulses once referred to as the poor man’s meat is
becoming increasingly important in crop production systems. Poor agronomic practices such as
seed rate, date of sowing, selection of suitable genotypes, fertilizer management, etc. are
responsible for the low productivity of chickpea in India. Within the genetic limits, time of
sowing is an important agronomic factor affecting the productivity of most of the arable crops,
owing to changes in environmental conditions to which phenological stages of crops are
exposed. Amongst the agronomic practices, sowing methods and proper seed rate are of great
importance (Reddy et al., 2003). Generally, chickpea adapts to high temperatures, however,
heat stress during the reproductive phase can cause significant yield loss. with this view, the
present studies were undertaken with the objective of predicting the economical yield of
chickpea in relation to weather parameters.
Methodology
The study was conducted at the research farm of Zonal Agricultural Research Station, Solapur,
Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Maharashtra (India) during the year 2016-2020 in
the rabi season. The experiment was conducted in a split-plot design with four replications.
Treatment combinations were formed considering different cultivars viz., S 1 = MW 38 (Sept
17-23), Uttara nakshatra, S 2 = MW 40 (Oct. 01-07), Hasta nakshatra, S 3 = MW 42 (Oct. 15-
21), Chitra nakshatra and S4 = MW 44 (Oct. 29- Nov.04), Swati nakshatra. Late sowing, after
November 18 reduced yield by 28% for every 10-day interval delay (Paikaray and Misra,
1992).
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