Yield, water use and economics of chickpea (Cicer arietinum) as influenced by different levels of irrigation and mulches

S. SARKAR; A. SARKAR; A. ZAMAN

doi:10.59797/ija.v61i4.4396

Authors

S. SARKAR
A. SARKAR
A. ZAMAN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59797/ija.v61i4.4396

Keywords:

Chickpea, Economics, Irrigation, Mulch, Nutrient uptake, Yield

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during the winter (rabi) season of 201011 and 201112 at Mohanpur, West Bengal, to evaluate the effect of irrigation and mulch on yield, nutrient uptake and water use of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). Chickpea irrigated at an irrigation water: cumulative pan evaporation (IW : CPE) of 0.6 showed 7.22% and 22.65% higher seed yield than that an IW : CPE of 0.4 (0.98 t/ha) and rainfed (0.85 t/ha), respectively,

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