Vol. 11, Special Issue 7 (2022)

Author(s):
R Pavani, Dr. K Jayalalitha, Dr. V Umamahesh, Dr. M Sree Rekha and Dr. Ch. Sujani Rao

Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the yield response of ten pigeonpea (four mid-early, four medium and two late duration) genotypes in sandy loam soils of scarce rainfall zone under rainfed conditions for two consecutive years during kharif, 2019-20 and 2020-21 at Dryland Farm near to S.V Agricultural College, Tirupati. Number of pods plant^-1 was significantly influenced by genotypes. The medium duration genotype, LRG 52 registered more number of pods plant^-1 which was at par with the mid-early duration genotype, CO-6 and least performance was registered in the late duration genotypes ICPL 15062 and ICPL 17103. Among the genotypes evaluated, LRG 52 recorded the highest seed yield of 1682 Kg ha^-1 which in turn on par with CO-6 (1572 kg ha^-1) and the lowest seed yield was recorded in ICPL 17103 (965 kg ha^-1) followed by ICPL 15062 (972 kg ha^-1). Number of seeds per pod, seed yield and harvest index were positively and significantly correlated with number of pods per plant.