Response of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L). WALP) to varying water table conditions in tarai condition of Uttarakhand

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during summer season of 2016 at N.E. Borlaug Crop Research Centre of G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, District Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand, India. To study the effect of various irrigation schedules, water table depths, irrigation methods and their interaction on cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) c.v. Pant Lobia-1. The results revealed that scheduling of irrigation to Cowpea crop under conditions of medium water table (60±1.5 cm) based on CPE 100 mm using sprinkler method of irrigation is most favorable technique for better yield and maximum WUE of Cowpea in tarai conditions of Uttarakhand.