Short communication Studies on the effect of weather and irrigation on yield and yield attributes of chickpea under Raipur condition

Abstract

The present investigation entitled “studies on the effect of weather and irrigation on Yield and yield attributes of chickpea under Raipur condition.” was conducted during rabi season 2013-14 at Research Farm of Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur (Chhattisgarh). Regarding yield and yield attributes it was found that the grain yields between different treatments were significantly different except between D1 and D2 under unirrigated condition. Based on the data it was concluded that the sowing of chickpea under Raipur condition should not be done beyond 20th November both under irrigated and unirrigated conditions. The number of seed/m2 difference between D1 and D2 under irrigated condition is very highly significance. The difference between D1 unirrigated and D2 unirrigated is not significant. In other treatments the difference is highly significant. Thus the sowing data under unirrigated conditions could be extended till 20th November under Raipur conditions. The highest dry matter accumulation was observed at maturity in D1 irrigated (777.2 gm/m2) treatment followed by D1 unirrigated, D2 irrigated and unirrigated. Lowest dry matter accumulation was observed in D3 under unirrigated (248.2 gm/m2). Dry matter production reached almost plateau during maturity of the crop.