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Effect of preceding fodder crops on the nitrogen requirement of tall wheat

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

S. S. Narwal  and
D. S. Malik
S. S. Narwal
Affiliation:
Department of Agronomy Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125004, India
D. S. Malik
Affiliation:
Department of Agronomy Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125004, India
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Summary

In a 2-year field study, leguminous fodder crops (cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) and cluster bean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba)) responded more to P than did nonleguminous fodder crops (maize (Zea mays), sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) and pearl millet (Pennisetum americanum)). The local cultivar of tall wheat, C306, yielded more when sown after fallow or legumes than after nonlegumes. Wheat sown after fallow or legumes produced more ear-bearing tillers and more grains per ear than when sown after nonleǵumes. Wheat sown after fallow or legumes responded to N application of up to 20 kg/ha, while when sown after nonlegumes it responded linearly to the highest rate of 60 kg/ha. Thus, preceding fallow, cowpea and cluster bean reduced the N requirement of wheat by 20–40 kg/ha compared with preceding maize, sorghum and pearl millet. Nitrogen increased grain yields only at applications of up to 40 kg/ha because lodging occurred at the higher rates. A cluster bean-wheat cropping sequence proved the most profitable.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 113 , Issue 1 , August 1989 , pp. 13 - 16
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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