Vol. 2 (3) : May-June 2011 issue
Green Farming Vol. 2 (3) : 253-256 (May-June, 2011) (New Series)
Growth and yield response of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) to frequency of irrigation under Philippine condition
F.R. GONZALESa1, M.G. MULAb2*, R.P. MULAb3, P.M. GAURb4 and A. RATHOREb5
aBenguet State University (BSU), La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines
bInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru - 502 324 (A.P.)
Designation : 1Professor, 2,3,4,5Scientists *Correspondence
Subject : Agronomy and Crop Production
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F.R. GONZALES, M.G. MULA, R.P. MULA, P.M. GAUR and A. RATHORE. 2011. Growth and yield response of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) to frequency of irrigation under Philippine condition. Green Farming Vol. 2 (3) : 253-256 (May-June, 2011) (New Series)
ABSTRACT
Growing chickpea in the Philippines is a new venture although chickpea is widely consumed by Filipinos, the demand is met only through import. The study was conducted to determine the growth and yield response of chickpea to frequency of irrigation that would ensure higher yield under Philippine condition. Results revealed that the effect of varieties and the interactive effect of varieties and irrigation were significantly different on the agronomic character and yield traits of chickpea except for individual plant yield. Moreover, the different frequency of irrigation has significantly influenced the number of days from planting to 50% flowering, days from planting to harvesting, pods/plant, filled pods, weight of 100 seeds, and yield/ha. Among the different varieties and irrigation treatments, ICCV 2 with irrigation of every 15 days produced the highest yield of 3,573.55 kg/ha.
Key words :
Chickpea, Cicer arietinum, irrigation frequency, Philippines.
