Legume Research

  • Chief EditorJ. S. Sandhu

  • Print ISSN 0250-5371

  • Online ISSN 0976-0571

  • NAAS Rating 6.80

  • SJR 0.391

  • Impact Factor 0.8 (2024)

Frequency :
Monthly (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December)
Indexing Services :
BIOSIS Preview, ISI Citation Index, Biological Abstracts, Elsevier (Scopus and Embase), AGRICOLA, Google Scholar, CrossRef, CAB Abstracting Journals, Chemical Abstracts, Indian Science Abstracts, EBSCO Indexing Services, Index Copernicus
Submit

Research Article

Legume Research, volume 42 issue 2 (april 2019) : 243-246

Standardization of fertigation technology for transplanted pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.]

H.Vanishree, N.Anand, B.M. Chittapur, M. R. Umesh, S. N. Bhat
1Department of Agronomy, Univrsity of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur-584 102, Karnataka, India.

  • Submitted29-12-2017|

  • Accepted06-10-2018|

  • First Online 03-01-2019|

  • doi 10.18805/LR-3979

Cite article:- H.Vanishree, N.Anand, Chittapur B.M., Umesh R. M., Bhat N. S. (2018). Standardization of fertigation technology for transplanted pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.]. Legume Research. 42(2): 243-246. doi: 10.18805/LR-3979.

ABSTRACT

A field experiment was conducted during kharif, 2015-16 at Agricultural College Farm, Raichur to ‘standardize fertigation technology for higher productivity of transplanted pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] on vertisols’ in the north-eastern dry zone of Karnataka. The results revealed higher number of pods (693.31) seed weight (12.16 g plant-1) stalk (5301 kg ha-1) and seed yields (3340 kg ha-1) with drip fertigation of recommended N and P2O5 (25:50 kg ha-1) in five splits using water soluble fertilizers (WSF) compared to other drip fertigation of water soluble and normal fertilizers at different levels of splits. Whereas significantly lower number of pods, seed weight and yield attributes were recorded with normal practice of soil application of commercial fertilizers without irrigation. Application of water soluable fertilizer (WSF) at 100 per cent RDF in 5 splits through drip method of irrigation also recorded higher gross returns (Rs.1,83,700 ha-1), net returns (Rs. 1,41,983 ha-1) and BC ratio (4.40) compared to all other treatments. 

REFERENCES

  1. Anitha Fanish, S., Muthukrishnan, P. and Prem Sekar, S. (2011). Effect of drip fertigation in intensive maize (Zea mays) based intercropping system. Crop Res., 42(1, 2 & 3): 69-76.
  2. Anonymous, 2014, All India area, production and yield of total pulses, 2012-13. Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India.Anonymous, 2010, Annual report. All India Coordinated Cotton Improvement Project. 
  3. Ashtana, A. N. and Chaturvedi, S. K.(2009). A little impetus needed. Surv. Indian Agric., The Hindu Year book, Chennai, pp. 61-65.
  4. Bafna, A. M., Daftardar, S. Y., Khade, K. K., Patel, P. V. and Dhotr, R. S. (1993). Utilization of nitrogen and water by drip irrigation system. J. Water Manage., 1(1): 1-5.
  5. Constable, G. A. And Hodgson, A. S.(1990). A comparison of drip and furrow irrigated cotton on growth and nutrient uptake in cracking clay soil. Irrigation Sci., 11: 137- 142.
  6. Devidayal and Malviya, D. O.(2002). Effect of drip fertigation on nutrient availability, nutrient uptake and yield of summer groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) in medium black calcarious soils. Paper presented In: 2nd Int. Agron. Congress, Nov. 26-30,2002 New Delhi, India. pp. 1346-1347.
  7. Hebbar, S. S., Ramachandrappa, B. K., Nanjappa, H. V. and Prabhakar, M.(2014).Studies on NPK drip fertigation in field grown tomato (Lycopersicun esculentum Mill.). Europe. J. Agron., 21 (2): 117–127.
  8. Mahendran, P. P., Arulkumar, D., Gurusamy, A. and Kumar, V.(2011). Performance of nutrient sources and its levels on hybrid bhendi under drip fertigation system. In: 8th Int. Micro Irrigation Congress. Innovation in Technology and Management of Micro-    irrigation for Crop Production Enhancement. 21, October, 2011, Tehran, Iran, pp.184-190.
  9. Manikandan, S. and Sivasubramaniam, K.(2015). Effect of season on seed yield and quality of pigeonpea under drip fertigation. Int J. Res. App, Nat. Soc. Sci., 3(3): pp.125-132.
  10. Patil, V. C., Naganagouda, R. and Bandiwaddar, T. T.(2000). Fertigation in hybrid cotton through drip. Kissan World, November, p. 32.
  11. Praharaj, C. S. and Narendra Kumar.(2012). Efficient management of water and nutrient through drip fertigation in long duration pigeonpea under Indian plains.Paper presented In: 3rd International Agronomy Congress No.26-30 at New Delhi, India, pp. 45-46.
  12. Sampath Kumar, T. S., Krishnasamy, S., Ramesh, K. and Shanmugasundaram.(2006), Effect of drip and surface irrigation methods with rice straw mulch on productivity and water use efficiency of summer cotton. Crop. Res., 32(2): 141-144.
  13. Selvaraj, P. K., Asokaraja, N. and Manicksundaram, P.(1997). Drip fertigation for sugarcane. Indian Fmg., pp: 17-21. 
  14. Shanmugham, P. M., Selvaraj, R. K., Ramamoorthy, K. Chideshwari, T. and Subbain.(2007). Performance and evaluation of drip irrigation and fertigation on the yield and WUE of cotton. National Academy of Agricultural Science.Paper presented In: 8th Agric.,Science Congress,February 15-17. TNAU, Coimbatore, pp: 131-132.
  15. Soumya, T. M.(2007). Studies on methods of planting, irrigation schedules, sources and levels of fertilizers for fertigation in tomato (Lycopersicun esculentum Mill.) and its residual effect on baby corn (Zea mays L.) Ph.D.Thesis, Univ. Agric.Sci., Bangalore, Karnataka (India).
  16. Veeranna, H. K., Abdul khalak. and Sujith, G. M.(2001). Effect of fertigation methods on yield, water and fertilizer use efficiencies in chilli (Capsicum annum L.). South Indian Hort., 49 (Special):101-104.
  17. Veeraputhiran, R.(2000). Drip fertigation studies in hybrid cotton. Ph.D. Thesis. Tamil Nadu Agric. Univ. Coimbatore.Tamil Nadu (India).
  18. Vijayalakshmi, R., Veerabadran, V., Shanmugasundram, K. and Kumar, V. (2011). Micro-sprinkler irrigation and fertigation and land configuration as a best management technology package for groundnut. Paper presented In: 8th International Micro Irrigation Congress.Innovation in Technology and Management of Micro-irrigation for Crop Production Enhancement 21, October, 2011, Tehran, Iran, pp. 200-207. 
Reviewed By

Download Article
In this Article
    Contact us
    Follow us

    Editorial Board

    View all (0)