Journal of FARM SCIENCES, Vol 30, No 2 (2017)

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Response of pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp] to nutrient management practices in intercropping system with sesame

R. V. VIVEKANANDA REDDY,, B. G. KOPPALKAR, M. A. BASAVANEPPA, N. ANANDA, K. NARAYANA RAO

Abstract


A field experiment was conducted at Agricultural College Farm, Raichuron medium deep black soils during Kharif season of 2014 to studythe influence on nutrient management practices of pigeonpea in theintercropping system with sesame. The sole crop pigeonpea producedsignificantly higher seed yield (1613 kg ha-1), dry matter productionat harvest (166.33 g plant-1), dry matter accumulation in reproductiveparts at harvest (36.91 g plant-1), number of pods per plant (128.69),number of seeds per pod (3.65), seed weight per plant (42.47 g) andtest weight (12.09 g) when compared to the intercropping treatments.Among the various intercropping treatments, the treatment whichreceived 125 per cent RDF to pigeonpea and no fertilizer to sesamerecorded significantly higher dry matter production, seed yield andyield components of pigeonpea when compared to other intercroppedtreatments and was found on par with treatments viz., 100 per centRDF to pigeonpea and 100% RDF to sesame, 100 per cent RDF topigeonpea and 50% RDF to sesame and 100 per cent RDF to pigeonpeaand no fertilizer to sesame.

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