Effect of the application of pond sediments on soil properties and yield of pearl millet and greengram in arid areas of western Rajasthan

Gupta, J.P. and Aggarwal, R.K. and Kaul, P. (1979) Effect of the application of pond sediments on soil properties and yield of pearl millet and greengram in arid areas of western Rajasthan. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 49 (11). pp. 875-879.

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Abstract

In field trials in 1976 and '77 pearl millet [Pennisetum americanum] cv. BJ 104 and Vigna radiata cv. RS 4 were grown on a loamy sand soil given 0, 38, 76, 114 or 152 t pond sediment/ha in addition to 80 kg N + 60 kg P + 30 kg K/ha for pearl millet and 60 kg P + 30 kg K/ha for V. radiata. Grain and straw yields of pearl millet, seed yield of V. radiata and water-use efficiency and N uptake in both crops increased with increasing levels of pond sediment to 76 t/ha. Max. grain yield of pearl millet was 1.75 and 2.15 t/ha in 1976 and '77, resp. and max. seed yield of V. radiata was 2.15 t seed/ha

Item Type: Article
Author Affiliation: Cent. Arid Zone Res. Inst., Jodhpur 342 003, Rajasthan, India
Subjects: Plant Production
Soil Science and Microbiology > Soil Sciences
Divisions: Millet
Depositing User: Mr B Krishnamurthy
Date Deposited: 28 Jun 2012 12:03
Last Modified: 28 Jun 2012 12:03
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/6329

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