Vol. 6 (6) : November-December 2015 issue
Green Farming Vol. 6 (6) : 1273-1275 ; November-December, 2015
Effect of moisture conservation practices on growth and yield of finger millet + pigeonpea intercropping system
MALLAREDDY1*, M.N. THIMMEGOWDA2, B.C. SHANKARALINGAPPA3, NARAYAN HEBBAL4 and FAKEERAPPA ARABHANVI5
Deptt. of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, University of Agricul. Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore - 560 065 (Karnataka)
Designation : 1,3,5Ph.D. Scholar *(4948mbbs@gmail.com) 2Agronomist, 3Professor
Subject : Agronomy and Crop Production
Paper No. : P-3124
Total Pages : 3
Received : 05 January 2015
Revised accepted : 29 October 2015
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Citation :
MALLAREDDY, M.N. THIMMEGOWDA, B.C. SHANKARALINGAPPA, NARAYAN HEBBAL and FAKEERAPPA ARABHANV. 2015. Effect of moisture conservation practices on growth and yield of finger millet + pigeonpea intercropping system. Green Farming Vol. 6 (6) : 1273-1275 ; November-December, 2015
ABSTRACT
A field experiment was conducted during kharif season of 2013 to study the effect of moisture conservation practices on growth and yield attributes of finger millet + pigeonpea intercropping system under dry land situations at AICRP on Dryland Agriculture field unit, UAS, GKVK, Bangalore. The experiment consisting of 10 treatments (mulching with maize residues, repeated inter-cultivation, green leaf manuring, tank silt application and their combination with a control) and replicated thrice in. Green leaf manure with maize residue mulch treatment recorded higher plant height (98.6 cm), more number of tillers per plant (7.5), higher ear length (9.53 cm) and grain weight (32.40 g hill-1) in finger millet. Similar treatment recorded higher pigeonpea plant height (132.0 cm), primary branches (7.27 plant-1), higher number of pods (79.67) and pod weight per plant (78.00 g). The magnitude of improvement in grain yield of finger millet and pigeonpea to the tune of 31.60 and 86.98 per cent, respectively, by green leaf manure with maize residue mulch application compared to control.
Key words :
Finger millet, Green manuring, Maize residue, Moisture conservation, Pigeonpea.