Vol. 6, Issue 3 (2018)
Growth and yield of short duration Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan (L) Millsp.) as effected by date of sowing and weed management practices
Author(s): Sandya NR and RS Singh
Abstract: A field experiment was conducted during rainy season of 2015 and 2016 at the Research Farm, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, BHU, Varanasi in sandy clay loam soil to find out the influence of date of sowing and weed management practices in pigeonpea. Results revealed that pigeonpea crop sown on 11 June (D1) took significantly more number of days for flower initiation, to attain 50 % flowering as well as at maturity but found at par with June 25 (D2). Maximum number of pods per plant and bolder seeds were observed with early sowing of pigeonpea on June 11 (D1). It significantly caused marked improvement in grain, stalk yield and harvest index over later sowings of pigeonpea, D2 and D3. Weed management practices were not found significantly any variation in days for flower initiation. But with respect to days taken to attain 50 % flowering and maturity, significantly more days were found with two hand weedings at 25 and 50 days after sowing which was statistically at par with W3,W4 and W5 and significantly less number of days were associated with W1 and W2. Similar trend was observed with 1000-grain weight. W6 and W4 recorded maximum grain, stalk yields and harvest index which was at par with each other and significantly superior to rest of the treatments during both the years.
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Sandya NR, RS Singh. Growth and yield of short duration Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan (L) Millsp.) as effected by date of sowing and weed management practices. Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(3):1405-1408.
