Production potential and economic viability of different chickpea-based cropping systems
2001
Malik, M.R. | Khan, H. | Haqqani, A.M. | Zahid, M.A. | Malik, B.A. (National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad (Pakistan). Crop Sciences Inst.)
An experiment was conducted in 1993 and 1994 at National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad to study production potential and economic viability of different chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)-based cropping systems. Chickpea variety CM-72 was planted as a sole crop in single row and multi-row strips to compare conventional method with improved strip-sowing. In other treatments, chickpea in multi-row-strips was inter-cropped with lentil (Lens culinaris Medik), wheat (Triticum aestivum L. ) and brassica ( Brassica juncea ). As a sole crop, it produced yield of 757/936 and 843/961 kg/ha and earned C:B ratios to the tune of 1:1.52/1:1.86 and 1:1.63/1:1.83 in single row sowing and in multi- row strips, respectively. Among sole crop treatments, lentil earned quite economical C:B ratio of 1:2.82 and 1:2.94 in 1993 and in 1994, respectively. However, chickpea inter-cropped with lentil gave highest C:B ratio of 1:3.60 and 1:3.42 because of their attractive market prices. C:B ratio of chickpea inter- cropped with wheat was 1:1.80 and 1:2.34. Lowest C:B ratio of 1:1.47 and 1:1.78 was fetched by chickpea inter-cropped with brassica. Based on results of the present study, chickpea + lentil was found to be the most beneficial crop combination in terms of economical returns, whereas in terms of grain production, chickpea + wheat proved to be the most successful crop combination. Chickpea + brassica expressed poor performance to each other in both the years, probably because of their negative physiological characters, coupled with marketing behavior.
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