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Response of sorghum based cropping system o nitrogen and phosphorus in rainfed vertisols

Volume : 89
Issue: Apr-jun
Pages: 245 - 248
Published: June 17, 2023
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Abstract


Field experiments under rainfed vertisols were conducted at the Regional Research Station, Aruppukkotai, Tamil Nadu, India in rainy seasons (Sep-Jan) of 1994-95, 1995- 96 and 1996-97. Treatments consisted of 3 cropping systems and 4 levels of each N and P. The grain and straw yield of sorghum was higher when grown as sole crop. The response of component crops (cowpea and pearlmillet) to applied fertilizers were almost linear. Further application of N and P to sorghum did not show any adverse effect on the performance of intercrops. The yield of component crops were higher in normal rainfall years and were reduced in the low rainfall year. Pearlmillet was a better inter crop with sorghum than cowpea during low rainfall year.

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245 - 248
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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Sorghum Cowpea Pearlmillet Nitrogen Phosphorus Rainfed Vertisol.
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