Title: Performance of RABI Pigeonpea Under Varied Times of Sowing, Nutrient Dose and Foliar Sprays
Abstract: Field experiments were conducted during rabi seasons of 2012 and 2013 to study the performance of rabi pigeonpea under varied times of sowing, nutrient dose and foliar sprays. The experiment was laid out in a split-split plot design and replicated thrice. It consisted of three times of sowing II FN of September (T1), I FN of October (T2) and II FN of October (T3), three nutrient levels 10-40-0 (N1), 20-50-10 (N2) and 30-60-20 kg N, P2O5 and K2O ha−1 (N3) and two foliar sprays NAA (25 ppm) and DAP (2 per cent) applied once at 60 DAS (F1) and twice at 60 and 80 DAS (F2). The results indicated that the crop sown during II FN of September recorded highest dry matter production, number of effective and total nodules plant−1, days to 50 per cent flowering, days to maturity, growing degree days, helio thermal units, and seed yield. Among the nutrient dose, supply of 30-60-20 kg N, P2O5 and K2O ha−1 resulted in significantly maximum dry matter accumulation with more number of nodules and seed yield, where as foliar sprays failed to influence nodule number significantly but influenced dry matter production and seed yield significantly. Finally, crop sown during II FN of September receiving highest nutrient dose of 30-60-20 kg N, P2O5 and K2O ha−1 along with foliar spray of NAA (25 ppm) and DAP (2 per cent) applied twice at 60 and 80 DAS resulted in highest seed yield.
Publication Year: 2015
Publication Date: 2015-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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