Enhancing water I use efficiency of maize-chickpea sequence under semiarid conditions of southern India

Sawargaonkar, G L and Wani, S P and Patil, M D (2012) Enhancing water I use efficiency of maize-chickpea sequence under semiarid conditions of southern India. In: Third International Agronomy Congress Agriculture Diversification, Climate Change Management and Livelihoods, 26-30 November 2012, Indian Council of Agricultural Research New Delhi, India.

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Abstract

Maize is one of the three most important cereal crop species (after wheat and rice), and is grown throughout a wide range of climates. Maize is desired for its multiple environmental benefits of growing chickpea (Cice!' a1'ietinu111 L.) have been increasingly recognized in semiarid condition and inclusion of chickpea in cerealbased cropping systems has shown to improve the efficiency of nutrient (Walley et a1., 2007). WUE of maize is a function of multiple factors, including physiological characteristics of maize and chickpea, genotype, soil characteristics such as soil water holding capacity, meteorological conditions and agronomic practices. Hence, to improve WUE, integrative measures should aim to optimize agronomic practices viz, efficient irrigation methods and suitable landform management and improved practice of fertilization.....

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
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Subjects: Mandate crops > Chickpea
Others > Watershed Management
Depositing User: Mr Sanat Kumar Behera
Date Deposited: 07 Dec 2012 06:36
Last Modified: 25 Jan 2013 11:16
URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/6283
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