Vol. 12, Issue 12 (2023)

Author(s):
Gaikwad SV, Mahude SV and Jadhav SS

Abstract:
A field trial “Production of pigeon pea varieties under varied weather conditions” was conducted at Farm of AICRP on Agrometeorology, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani during kharif season 2021 to find out the effects of dates of sowing on pigeon pea varieties, effects of weather parameters on growth, development and yield of pigeon pea and effect of varied weather condition on phenological aspects of Pigeon pea. The research field was laid out in split-plot design with three replications and four dates of sowing and three varieties sown with the spacing of 90 x 20 cm² using 12 treatments and 36 plots to study the crop weather relationship. The best sowing window of pigeon pea was observed during 25^th SMW (18^th to 24^th June). Among the three varieties, BSMR-736 performed better throughout the crop growth phases and recorded higher yield. The meteorological variables rainfall, rainy days, minimum temperature, RH-I, RH-II and wind speed only exhibited significant positive link with seed yield during branching to 50% flowering (P₄) stage of variety BDN-711 and BSMR-736. The meteorological variables maximum temperature, minimum temperature and RH-I exhibited significant correlation with seed yield during branching to 50% flowering (P₄) stage of variety BDN-716.