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Adaptation of Extra Short Duration Pigeonpea to Rainfed Semi-Arid Environments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

Y. S. Chauhan ,
C. Johansen  and
Laxman Singh
Y. S. Chauhan
Affiliation:
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh 502 324, India
C. Johansen
Affiliation:
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh 502 324, India
Laxman Singh
Affiliation:
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh 502 324, India
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Summary

The adaptation of extra short duration (ESD) pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) genotypes to rainfed environments was studied on Alfisols and Vertisols at the ICRISAT Center between 1987 and 1989. Despite a slightly shorter crop duration, the grain yield of ESD genotypes was twice as large on Alfisols as on Vertisols. On both soil types, the rate of growth and grain yield were better in crops sown on time than in those where sowing was delayed. The population levels necessary to maximize yield varied among genotypes on Alfisols, where the grain yield of several ESD genotypes compared favourably with that of ICPL 87, a standard short duration genotype. However, none of the ESD genotypes yielded more than ICPL 87 on the Vertisols.

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Experimental Agriculture , Volume 29 , Issue 2 , April 1993 , pp. 233 - 243
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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