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Studies on Transpiration Suppressants on Spring Sorghum in North-Western India in Relation to Soil Moisture Regimes. I. Effect on Yield and Water Use Efficiency

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

D. Boobathi Babu  and
S. P. Singh
D. Boobathi Babu
Affiliation:
Divison of Agronomy, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi - 110012, India
S. P. Singh
Affiliation:
Divison of Agronomy, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi - 110012, India
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Summary

The results of field experiments conducted in the spring seasons (February/March to June) of 1980 and 1981 indicate that grain yields of sorghum increased with increase in frequency of irrigation. Crops sprayed with atrazine or CCC yielded more than the unsprayed control; maximum yields were obtained by the application of atrazine at 200 g ha−1. Water use efficiency decreased with increase in irrigation but increased as a result of spraying crops with either chemical. Irrigation water can be saved by the spraying of atrazine or CCC onto spring-sown sorghum.

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Research Article
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Experimental Agriculture , Volume 20 , Issue 2 , April 1984 , pp. 151 - 159
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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