Feasibility of para cropping lentil (Lens culinaris), linseed (Linum usitatissimum) and gram (Cicer anetinum) under rainfed medium-land conditon
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Abstract
A field experiment was conducted at Chianki, Daltonganj, during the winter seasons (mbi) of 1988-89 and 1989-89 to compare the feasibility of para cropping of various crops, viz. lentil (Lens culinuris Medikus), linseed (Linum usitahkshum L.) and gram (Cicer arietinum L.) with normal sowing method. Pooled analysis revealed that the para cropping was significantly superior to normal sowing method. Amongst various crops tested, gram gave significantly higher yield than the other crops. The interaction effect showed that gram taken-as para with 20 kg N : 40 kg P,O,/ha was significantly superior to rest of the treatments.References
Feasibility of para cropping lentil (Lens culinaris), linseed (Linum usitatissimum) and gram (Cicer an'etinum) under rainfed medium-land conditon
R. R. UPASANI
Regional Research Station, Birsa Agricultural University, Chianki, Daltonganj,
Bihar 822 I33 Indian J. Agron. 38 (2) :249-250 (June 1993)
Feasibility of para cropping lentil (Lens culinaris), linseed (Linum usitatissimum) and gram (Cicer an'etinum) under rainfed medium-land conditon
R. R. UPASANI
Regional Research Station, Birsa Agricultural University, Chianki, Daltonganj,
Bihar 822 I33 Received: July 1991
ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted at Chianki, Daltonganj, during the winter seasons (mbi) of 1988-89 and 1989-89 to compare the feasibility of para cropping of various crops, viz. lentil (Lens culinuris Medikus), linseed (Linum usitahkshum L.) and gram (Cicer arietinum L.) with normal sowing method. Pooled analysis revealed that the para cropping was significantly superior to normal sowing method. Amongst various crops tested, gram gave significantly higher yield than the other crops. The interaction effect showed that gram taken-as para with 20 kg N :40 kg P,O,/ha was significantly superior
to rest of the treatments.
For good yield, the sowing time of gram (Cicer arietinurn L.), linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) and lentil (Lens culinan's Mediius) is very important, which often gets delayed under medium-land situation where rice (Oryza sativa L.) crop of medium duration is taken. By the time of rice harvest, the field remains wet. This results in the no ploughing and no sowing till it dries completely. Hence farmers wait for another 15-20 days to get proper field condition. This causes shift of normal sowing date, which considerable reduces yield. Since ififormation on these aspects is lacking, an experiment was conducted to compare the feasibility of para cropping with normal sowing method under medium-land situation after rice crop.
MATERIALS AND METHODS during the winter (rabi)seasons of 1988-89 and 1989-90 at Chianki, Daltonganj. The soil was sandy loam with low organic carbon (0.25%), medium available phosphorus (46 kgha) and medium available potash content (178 qha). The pH of the soil was 6.2. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with 3 replications. The treatments consisted of 3 crops, viz. gram, lentil and linseed, and 3 methods of sowing, viz. para sowing with fertilizer, para sowing without fertilizer and normal sowing after harvest of rice crop. The recommended doses of fertilizer for gram and lentil were 20 kg Nha and 40 kg P20,ha, whereas that for linseed was 40 kg kg Nha and 40 kg P20,/ha. Date of para sowing was 30 October 1988 and 27 October 1989 and that of normal sowing was 27 November 1988 and 30 November
The' field experiment was conducted
Pol. 38, No. 2 Table 1. Seed yield (gram-equivalent, qiha) and economics as influenced by methods of sowing
C~P Method of sowing Mean Benefit :
Para with Para with- Normal return ratio
fertilizer out fertilizer sowing
Gram 9.66 7.85 7.93 5,314 8.24
Lentil 6.00 4.22 4.73 2,799 8.08
Linseed 5.10 4.76 3.12 2,850 9.50
Mean 6.92 5.61 5.26
CD (P = 0.05) Crop, 0.44
