Abstract
Background: In pigeonpea, nipping is a common process which induces sprouting of secondary and tertiary branches and increases the number of pods/plant. Nipping is tedious process and requires more number of labours. Hence, it is advised to use growth retardant for better source- sink relationship and better fruit retention in pigeonpea. Chlormequat Chloride is well known growth retardant and is quickly metabolized by plants, animals and soil microbes compared to other growth retardants. Current study was planned to know the effect of growth retardants and planting geometry on yield and economics of pigeonpea genotypes. Methods: Experiment conducted during 2014-2015, comprised of twelve treatments and laid out in split-split plot design with three replications. Treatments were comprised of two genotypes [BSMR-736 and TS-3(R)], three planting geometry (90 × 20 cm, 120 × 20 cm and 150 × 20 cm) and three nipping practices (without nipping, with nipping and growth retardant chlormequat chloride spray @3ml/l). Result: Pooled data of two years indicated that planting geometry of 120 × 20 cm was significantly higher in grain yield (2408 kg/ha) over others. Spraying of growth retardant chlormequot chloride recorded the highest yield (2368 kg/ha) over nipping at 50 DAS (2138 kg/ha) and without nipping (2091 kg/ha). Net returns and B:C ratio were obtained significantly at highest level with the planting of BSMR-736 genotype at 120 × 20 cm along with spraying of chlormequot chloride at 70 DAS. Phosphatase and dehydrogenase activities were un-affected by the spray of chloromequat chloride.
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Claim · model-written summary
Planting geometry of 120 × 20 cm gave significantly higher grain yield (2408 kg/ha) than other geometries.
- Taxon
- pigeonpea
Cajanus cajane0 - Treatment
- planting geometry of 120 × 20 cme1
- Outcome
- grain yielde1
- Direction
- highere1
- Value
- 2408 kg/hae1
- Comparator
- otherse1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“In pigeonpea, nipping is a common process which induces sprouting of secondary and tertiary branches and increases the number of pods/plant”
e1“planting geometry of 120 × 20 cm was significantly higher in grain yield (2408 kg/ha) over others”
Claim · model-written summary
Spraying chlormequat chloride as growth retardant gave the highest yield (2368 kg/ha), above nipping at 50 DAS and no nipping.
- Taxon
- pigeonpeaCajanus cajane0
- Treatment
- Spraying of growth retardant chlormequot chloridee2
- Outcome
- yielde2
- Direction
- higheste2
- Value
- 2368 kg/hae2
- Qualifier
- without nipping (2091 kg/ha)e2
- Comparator
- nipping at 50 DASe2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“In pigeonpea, nipping is a common process which induces sprouting of secondary and tertiary branches and increases the number of pods/plant”
e2“Spraying of growth retardant chlormequot chloride recorded the highest yield (2368 kg/ha) over nipping at 50 DAS (2138 kg/ha) and without nipping (2091 kg/ha)”
Claim · model-written summary
Net returns and B:C ratio were highest with BSMR-736 at 120 × 20 cm plus chlormequat chloride spraying at 70 DAS.
- Taxon
- pigeonpeaCajanus cajane0
- Material
- BSMR-736e3
- Treatment
- planting of BSMR-736 genotype at 120 × 20 cm along with spraying of chlormequot chloride at 70 DASe3
- Outcome
- Net returns and B:C ratioe3
- Direction
- highest levele3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“In pigeonpea, nipping is a common process which induces sprouting of secondary and tertiary branches and increases the number of pods/plant”
e3“Net returns and B:C ratio were obtained significantly at highest level with the planting of BSMR-736 genotype at 120 × 20 cm along with spraying of chlormequot chloride at 70 DAS”
Claim · model-written summary
Chlormequat chloride spraying did not change phosphatase and dehydrogenase activities.
- Taxon
- pigeonpeaCajanus cajane0
- Treatment
- spray of chloromequat chloridee4
- Outcome
- Phosphatase and dehydrogenase activitiese4
- Direction
- un-affectede4
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“In pigeonpea, nipping is a common process which induces sprouting of secondary and tertiary branches and increases the number of pods/plant”
e4“Phosphatase and dehydrogenase activities were un-affected by the spray of chloromequat chloride”
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