Comparison of Extra-Short-Duration Pigeonpea With Short-Season Legumes Under Rainfed Conditions on Alfisols

    Nam, N H and Chauhan, Y S and Johansen, C (1993) Comparison of Extra-Short-Duration Pigeonpea With Short-Season Legumes Under Rainfed Conditions on Alfisols. Experimental Agriculture, 29. pp. 307-316. ISSN 0014-4797

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    Abstract

    Extra-short-duration pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) genotypes generally yielded more than short-season legumes when sown at the normal time on rainfed medium-deep Alfisols. However, their growth and yield were more reduced by delayed sowings and varied more widely between seasons than those of the short-season legumes, especially cowpea and black gram. All the crops gave lower yields on shallow Alfisols than on medium-deep Alfisols and none was consistently superior. Partitioning of dry matter into grain yield was less affected by time of sowing, soil and season in extra-short-duration pigeonpea genotypes than in short-season legumes. Less sensitivity of biomass accumulation to various abiotic constraints is therefore a major objective in improving the adaptation of extra-short-duration pigeonpea genotypes.

    Item Type: Article
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    Subjects: Mandate crops > Pigeonpea
    Depositing User: Mr Charan Sai Ch
    Date Deposited: 22 Oct 2011 08:19
    Last Modified: 22 Oct 2011 08:19
    URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/3107
    Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0014479700020871
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    Acknowledgement: The input of Dr C. K. Ong;, International Center for Research in Agroforrstry (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya in the design and conduct of these studies is gratefully acknowledged. We thank technical staff of the Crop Physiology Unit, Legumes Program, ICRISAT, for competent and careful assistance in the conduct of these experiments. The senior author is grateful to Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University, and Dr. D.L. Oswalt, Leader of the Human Resources Development Program, for providing research facilities
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