Yield could be increased by shifting the sowing date from dry season to long rains, if blight-resistant cultivars with acceptable agronomic traits are identified.

drought · yield · Cicer arietinum (chickpea)Results differ

10 papers in the same direction as this claim · 43 in the opposite direction

1. negative
   Drought reduced shoot and root length, leaf area, and branch number.

   Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and biochar improves drought tolerance in chickpea · 2018

   Opposite direction

2. negative
   Moderate and severe drought significantly reduced chickpea growth and yield characteristics.

   Role of Ascorbic acid, Glutathione and Proline Applied as Singly or in Sequence Combination in Improving Chickpea Plant through Physiological Change and Antioxidant Defense under Different Levels of Irrigation Intervals · 2020

   Opposite direction

3. negative
   Terminal water stress decreased chickpea seed yield by 30%.

   Reactions of chickpea to water stress: yield and seed composition · 2001

   Opposite direction

4. negative
   Yields were reduced more by drought stress than by heat stress in chickpea.

   Effects of individual and combined heat and drought stress during seed filling on the oxidative metabolism and yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum) genotypes differing in heat and drought tolerance · 2017 · compared with heat stress

   Opposite direction

5. negative
   Terminal drought reduced biomass, reproductive growth, harvest index, and seed yield in both genotypes.

   Response of chickpea (Cicer arietinumL.) to terminal drought: leaf stomatal conductance, pod abscisic acid concentration, and seed set · 2016

   Opposite direction

6. negative
   Water stress reduced seed yield, seed number and pod number in chickpea relative to well-watered plants

   Higher flower and seed number leads to higher yield under water stress conditions imposed during reproduction in chickpea · 2014 · compared with well watered plants (WW)

   Opposite direction

7. negative
   Drought reduced chickpea dry matter yield by 14.5%.

   Mechanisms of drought resistance in grain legumes I: Osmotic adjustment · 2004

   Opposite direction

8. negative
   Drought reduced leaf production and fresh biomass in both cultivars, more in Canıtez.

   Alterations in Photochemical and Physiological Activities of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Cultivars under Drought Stress · 2009

   Opposite direction

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rainfall · yield · Cicer arietinum (chickpea)Positive and negative results

3 papers in the same direction as this claim · 3 in the opposite direction · 1 reporting no difference from an alternative

1. positive
   In season 2 sowing at the onset of rains gave significantly higher chickpea grain yield than the other sowing times.

   Effect of tillage method and sowing time on phenology, yield and yield components of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) under semi-arid conditions in Kenya · 2010 · compared with the other respective treatments

   Same directionCited by this paper

2. negative
   Rainfed plants had significantly fewer pods than irrigated plants.

   Seed growth of desi and kabuli chickpea ( Cicer arietinum L.) in a short-season Mediterranean-type environment · 1999 · compared with irrigated plants

   Opposite direction

3. negative
   Rain shelter treatment caused a large yield penalty in chickpea genotypes.

   Drought tolerance indices based evaluation of chickpea advanced lines under different water treatments · 2015

   Opposite direction

4. negative
   Rainfed conditions lowered seed and biomass yields.

   Water use in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in the Gangetic alluvial zone of West Bengal · 2010

   Opposite direction

5. no effect
   Rainy-season maize had little effect on subsequent chickpea yield relative to fallow.

   Improved Cropping Systems for the Deep Vertisols of the Indian Semi-arid Tropics · 1982 · compared with traditional fallowing

   No difference from an alternative

6. positive
   JG-11 chickpea gave 23.9 per cent higher yield than Annegiri under rainfed conditions.

   Performance and Impact of JG-11, an Improved Variety of Chickpea under Rainfed Conditions · 2010 · compared with Annegiri

   Same direction

7. positive
   Intercropping of raya with rainfed rabi crops increased crop yield by 10–25%.

   Impact of Dryland Technology on Crop Yield in Nara-Dada Watershed of Submontanous Tracts of Punjab · 2006

   Same direction

sowing time · yield · Cicer arietinum (chickpea)Positive and negative results

67 papers in the same direction as this claim · 16 in the opposite direction · 1 reporting no difference from an alternative

1. no effect
   Sowing time had no significant effect on chickpea pod number in season 1.

   Effect of tillage method and sowing time on phenology, yield and yield components of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) under semi-arid conditions in Kenya · 2010

   Opposite directionCited by this paper

2. negative
   In noninoculated treatments, emergence and yield were lower when seeded in late May than at earlier dates.

   Effects of soil temperature, seeding depth, and seeding date on rhizoctonia seedling blight and root rot of chickpea · 2004 · compared with the earlier seeding dates

   Opposite direction

3. negative
   Fertilizer along with seed lowered chickpea yield.

   EFFECT OF FERTILIZATION AND SEED SIZE ON NODULATION, YIELD AND YIELD COMPONENTS OF CHICKPEA (CICER ARIETINUM L.) · 2017

   Opposite direction

4. no effect
   Sowing date and fungicides generally did not affect disease parameters or seed yield.

   Effect of integrated management on Fusarium wilt progression and grain yield of chickpea in Syria · 2015

   Opposite direction

5. negative
   Delayed planting imposed greater stress on chickpea and its yield.

   Heat Tolerance Responses of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Genotypes in the Thermal Zone of Ethiopia, a Case of Werer Station · 2018

   Opposite direction

6. negative
   Delay in sowing time significantly reduced the grain yield of C235

   Heat Unit Required in Relation to Phenology of Chickpea Cultivars as Influenced by Sowing Time and Seed Rate · 2018

   Opposite direction

7. negative
   Early planting reduced yield up to 25.32% at Alem Ketema.

   Host resistance by sowing date interaction reduced Fusarium wilt pressure and improved grain yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in North Shoa, Ethiopia · 2023 · compared with late planting

   Opposite direction

8. negative
   Late sowing reduced dry matter accumulation across varieties.

   Effect of sowing dates and varieties on nutrient uptake and yield of chickpea · 2019

   Opposite direction

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