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Pigeonpea B i b l i o g r a p h y
percentage s a t u r a t i o n . Recorded growth o f
pigeonpea p l a n t s , green w e i g h t s , d r y
w e i g h t s , and n i t r o g e n c o n t e n t o f t h e p l a n t s
in pounds per acre were t a b u l a t e d . The
r e s u l t s w a r r a n t the c o n c l u s i o n t h a t l i m e
was b e n e f i c i a l i n r e s t o r i n g the crop product
i v i t y o f the s o i l s , w i t h pigeonpea a s a n
i n d i c a t o r c r o p . I n c r e a s e s i n crop growth
were a s s o c i a t e d w i t h g r e a t e r s o i l p H
v a l u e s , more r e p l a c e a b l e c a l c i u m , and a
g r e a t e r degree o f base s a t u r a t i o n .
MAHATIM SINGH, B.S. SAUMITRA, KALYAN SINGH,
and R.K. SINGH. 1977.
I n t e r c r o p a r h a r f o r h i g h e r p r o f i t . I n d i a n
Fmg 2 7 ( 5 ) : 9 . 115
The h i g h e s t y i e l d was o b t a i n e d w i t h a r h a r
a l o n e . I n t e r c r o p p i n g o f soybean, s e t a r i a ,
and sawan delayed t h e m a t u r i t y o f a r h a r .
H i g h e s t n e t r e t u r n (42.4%) over pure crop
of a r h a r was o b t a i n e d when u r d was used as
i n t e r c r o p .
MANJHI, S . , S . L . CHOWDHURY, and
A . G . KANITKAR. 1974.
I n f l u e n c e o f v a r i e t i e s , p l a n t i n g d a t e s ,
row spacings and f e r t i l i z e r n u t r i e n t s o n
t h e y i e l d and y i e l d components o f p i g e o n ­
pea (Cajanus c a j a n ( L . ) M i l l s p . ) . I n d i a n
J . A g r i c . S c i . 4 3 ( 1 1 ) : 9 9 8 - 1 0 0 1 . 116
Among t h r e e v a r i e t i e s , T - 2 1 , AS-10, and
Sharda ( A S - 8 ) , grown i n 1969-1970 i n I n d i a ,
Sharda had the h i g h e s t mean g r a i n y i e l d
( q / h a ) , T-21 had t h e most pods per p l a n t ,
and AS-10 had t h e h i g h e s t 1 0 0 0 - g r a i n w e i g h t
i n 1970. Sharda had the h i g h e s t p r o t e i n
c o n t e n t i n b o t h y e a r s , and a l s o showed the
g r e a t e s t response t o phosphorus a p p l i c a t i o n .
MARCUS, A. 1933.
Die s t r a u c h e r b s e , Cajanus indicus.
T r o p e n p f l a n z e r . 3 6 ( 6 ) : 2 4 5 - 2 5 0 . 117
MARTIN, JOHN H . , and W.H. LEONARD. 1967.
Cajanus cajan: In P r i n c i p l e s of f i e l d crop
p r o d u c t i o n . 2nd E d i t i o n . New Y o r k :
M a c m i l l a n . 732 p p . 118
MEHTA, T.R. 1955.
C u l t i v a t i o n o f p u l s e s i n U t t a r P r a d e s h ,
A g r i c . Anim. H u s b . , U t t a r Pradesh
6 : 8 - 1 6 . 119
Pigeonpea is t h e second most i m p o r t a n t
major p u l s e crop grown i n I n d i a n e x t t o
Bengal gram (C. arietinum), w i t h n e a r l y
2 . 5 m i l l i o n h e c t a r e s sown a n n u a l l y and over
600 kg d r y seed/ha produced. The s u r v i v a l
o f p e r e n n i a l pigeonpea depends o n s o i l
d e p t h , t e x t u r e , and a v a i l a b l e m o i s t u r e
c o n t e n t . The deep, w e l l - d r a i n e d , medium
r i c h loamy s o i l s have produced crops w i t h
good y i e l d f o r 5 y e a r s or more. The annual
types c o u l d b e grown w e l l o n l i g h t , l o o s e ,
d r y , and g r a v e l l y s o i l s . On heavy and c l a y
s o i l s the crop was s e n s i t i v e t o waterl
o g g i n g .
MEHTA, T.R. 1968.
Pulses c o u l d p l a y a l a r g e r r o l e i n I n d i a n
a g r i c u l t u r e . I n d i a n Fmg 1 7 ( 1 1 ) : 2 3 - 2 5 . 120
I n s p i t e o f low y i e l d s , the p u l s e crops are
e x t e n s i v e l y grown f o r v a r i o u s r e a s o n s , one
reason b e i n g t h a t many p u l s e s g i v e p r o f i t ­
able y i e l d s under c o n d i t i o n s o f m o i s t u r e
s t r e s s , w i t h v e r y l i t t l e c u l t i v a t i o n .
Mixed c r o p p i n g of r e d gram w i t h sorghum
and in upland paddy are a l s o d i s c u s s e d .
MELLO, F . A . F . d e , and M. deO. C. do BRASIL.
1960.
Chemical c o m p o s i t i o n of some green manures.
An. Esc. A g r i c . Queiroz 1 7 : 3 4 7 - 3 5 0 . 121
Data on chemical c o m p o s i t i o n are g i v e n f o r
Cajanus c a j a n and s i x o t h e r legume s p e c i e s .
MENEZES, O.B. de. 1944.
Spacing r e q u i r e m e n t s w i t h pigeonpea. Revta
A g r i c . P i r a c i c a b a . 1 9 : 3 9 9 - 4 1 2 . 122
Red, y e l l o w , s p o t t e d , and black-seeded
v a r i e t i e s o f pigeonpea were used i n
spacing e x p e r i m e n t s . Red- and b l a c k -
seeded v a r i e t i e s proved i n f e r i o r . For the
o t h e r s , spacing at 2 m x 1 m and 1 m x 2 m
gave h i g h e r y i e l d s than 2 m x 2 m, espec
i a l l y w i t h the s p o t t e d v a r i e t y , which was
t h e b e s t . The r e s u l t s seem to be of l e s s
i n t e r e s t than t h e manner o f a r r i v i n g a t
them, much of the paper b e i n g taken up
w i t h s t a t i s t i c a l c o m p u t a t i o n s .
MILES, J . F . 1939.
The need f o r a legume in N o r t h e r n Queensl
a n d . P o s s i b i l i t i e s o f Cajanus c a j a n
l o o k e d i n t o . J . Coun. S c i . I n d u s t . Res.
A u s t . 1 2 : 2 8 9 - 2 9 3 . 123
MILLS, P . F . L . 1 9 6 1 .
Pigeonpea as a p a s t u r e legume in t h e h i g h
r a i n f a l l sandveld r e g i o n o f Southern
Rhodesia. Rhodesia A g r i c . J . 5 6 ( 3 ) :
171-1.72. 124
Some recommendations a r e g i v e n on t h e
g r o w i n g o f pigeonpea, Cajanus c a j a n . I t may
be used as a d r y - s e a s o n p r o t e i n supplement
and as green manure.
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