Vol. 10, Special Issue 12 (2021)

Author(s):
Paulraj Suryakala, A Veeramani, Durai Singh, T Sivakumar, M Rajeswari and P Prema

Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted on “Response of Rice fallow blackgram to Methods and Time of sowing in rice field of various Establishment methods with special reference to growth, yield attributes and yield” during September 2019-April 2020 at Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai (Tamil Nadu Agricultural University), Tamil Nadu, India. The experiment was laid out in Split-split plot design with three factor combination of nine treatments and was replicated thrice. The factors involve establishment methods of rice as main plot, methods of sowing of rice fallow blackgram as sub plot and time of sowing of rice fallow blackgram in sub-sub plot treatment. The soil of the experimental field was sandy clay loam. The results of study revealed that, sowing of rice fallow blackgram with rice fallow pulse planter at 10 days before rice harvest under rice establishment method of sowing by drum seeder registered highest values of growth attributes, root attributes, harvest index, yield and yield attributes. It might be due to higher residual moisture content which is known to enhance growth, yield and yield attributes as proven from above said combination.