Determining the Effect of Various Sowing Dates on Yield and Yield Components of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Varieties in Ethiopia | Chapter 11 | Emerging Issues in Agricultural Sciences Vol. 3

 The present study deciding the effect of Various Sowing Dates on Yield and Yield Components of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Varieties. Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is the second most important beat crop globally, subsequently common grain (Phaseolus vulgaris). It delivers benefits to cultivation systems that range from a tinier carbon footmark due to organic nitrogen fixation to enhanced soil health. A field experiment was administered at Toke Kutaye District in Nega-file kebele on farmer’s field during September, 2019 to November, 2019 under rain fed environments of the main cropping season. Treatments incorporated four sowing dates (September 4th, September 14th, September 24th, and October 5th) and four kabuli varieties of chickpea; that is to say Dube (standard check), Dalota, Teji and Ejere. Among the tested verities, Dalota type produced the maximal grain yield and erect suitable for Toke Kutaye and related agro-ecologies. Dalota variety created the highest number of pods (79.7) per plant. the main belongings of sowing date and varieties were considerably different on organic yield. Highest biological yield (3776.9 kg ha-1 and 3761 kg ha-1) were written from September 24th and September 14th sown plots, individually. Among varieties proven, the highest organic yield (3723.8 kg ha-1) was obtained from local type. Highest grain yield (2415.4 kg ha-1) was written from plots sown on September 14th inasmuch as Dalota variety produced best grain yield (2051.25 kg ha-1). In case of harvest index, maximal (67.9% and 59.6%) was recorded from September 14th planted plots and Dalota variety, individually. It is concluded that between all tested situations, the Dalota variety and the September 14th sowing date prominented as the best and maybe suggested for the result of chickpeas in the study area.

Author(s) Details:

Adinew Getachew,
Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Ambo University, P.O.Box - 19, Ambo, Ethiopia.

Thomas Abraham,
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary University, Gurugram, Haryana, India.

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