INFLUENCE OF RAINWATER CONSERVATION PRACTICES ON WATER USE AND WATER USE-EFFICIENCY OF PIGEONPEA IN MEDIUM BLACK SOIL UNDER DRY LAND CONDITION

S.D. PAYAL¹, S.R. WELADI², A.S. KADALE³, S.K. UPADHYE⁴*
¹Depatment of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Krishinagar, Parbhani, 431402, Maharashtra, India
²Depatment of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Krishinagar, Parbhani, 431402, Maharashtra, India
³Depatment of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Krishinagar, Parbhani, 431402, Maharashtra, India
⁴Depatment of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, NARP, ZARS, Solapur, 413006, Maharashtra, India
* Corresponding Author : suhasupadhye1976@gmail.com

Received : 20-06-2018     Accepted : 27-06-2018     Published : 30-06-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 12       Pages : 6498 - 6500
Int J Agr Sci 10.12 (2018):6498-6500

Keywords : In situ rainwater conservation practices, pigeonpea, water use efficiency
Academic Editor : Prof Bhau Gavit, Dr M. U. Kale
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Krishinagar, Parbhani, 431402, Maharashtra, India
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

Rainwater conservation have favorable impact on moisture condition and consequently on crop productivity. For pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan), the importance of moisture conservation remains high. A field investigation was carried out at All India Co-ordinate Research Project (AICRP), for Dry Land Agricultural Farm, for pigeonpea crop during kharif season of 2013 to find out the response of different in-situ rainwater conservation practices on crop productivity. The different moisture conservation treatments imposed were : sowing of pigeonpea crop along the slope (control) (T1), sowing of pigeonpea crop across the slope (T2), opening of furrow after two rows across the slope (T3), opening of furrow after three rows across the slope (T4), opening of furrow after four rows across the slope (T5), opening of furrow after five rows across the slope (T6), opening of furrow after six rows across the slope (T7). All the conservation treatments were effective in increasing soil moisture level over control, but treatment T3 proved to be the best. Further treatment T3 helped to promote the productivity of pigeonpea as evident in significantly higher yield of 3580.5 kg/ha. Significantly higher consumptive use (724.45) and water use efficiency (4.95kg/ha-mm) were also observed with T3.In-situ rainwater conservation practices found promising for successful cultivation of pigeon pea.

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