Efficient Management of Dry Spells with Supplemental Irrigation for Maximum Productivity of Groundnut in Arid Alfisols of South India

Autor: B. Sahadeva Reddy, K. Bhargavi, A. Malliswara Reddy, G. R. Maruthi Sankar, B. Ravindranatha Reddy, P. Radhika, P. Naga Sravani, Y. Padmalatha
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering. 139:645-654
ISSN: 1943-4774
0733-9437
DOI: 10.1061/(asce)ir.1943-4774.0000601
Popis: Field experiments were conducted during kharif 2009 and 2010 at the Agricultural Research Station, Anantapur, located in the scarce rainfall zone of Andhra Pradesh in south India to assess the effect of dry spells or moisture stress at different crop growth stages on yield attributes, pod yield, and haulm yield of groundnut. The study was conducted in a 3-factor split-split plot design with conditions of (1) rainfed and irrigated as two main plots; (2) stress imposed during 30–50, 50–70, 70–90 days in 2009 and 50–90 days after sowing (DAS) in 2010 and “no stress” as four subplots; and (3) four varieties—ICGV-91114, K-6, TMV-2, and Narayani—as sub-subplots. Among varieties, Narayani gave significantly higher oil content compared with other varieties in both years. Among the stress conditions, significantly higher pod yield was attained under the no-stress condition compared with the stress that occurred during 70–90 DAS, but it was statistically at par with the stress that occurred during 30–50 and...
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