Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping guar with pearl millet, sorghum, maize or castor has beneficial effects.
- Taxon
- guar
Cyamopsis tetragonolobae0 - Outcome
- Beneficial effects of intercroppinge0
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Verbatim
e0“Beneficial effects of intercropping guar with pearl millet/sorghum/maize/castor have also been observed”
Title
Status, scope and strategies of arid legumes research in India-A review
D. Kumar; A. B. Rodge Journal of Food Legumes 2012
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- Observation Guar varieties with distinct maturity periods were developed for rainfall ranges from 300 to 550 mm.
- Observation Guar cultivar RGC-1066 is suitable for mechanical harvesting.
- Observation Cowpea varieties with differing maturity and plant type have been developed.
- Observation Mothbean varieties with several growth habits and maturity ranges were developed.
- Observation Horsegram varieties with maturity from 85 to 111 days have been released.
- Method / resource Rapid callus induction and regeneration protocols were developed for arid legumes.
- Observation QTLs for thrips damage resistance were identified in cowpea.
- Observation Guar–mustard and guar–wheat sequences are widely used in northern India.
- Observation Short duration horsegram grown with rice in place of cowpea is beneficial in southern states.
- Observation Horsegram is successfully cultivated in rice, maize and sorghum sequences in Orissa and Andhra Pradesh.
- Observation A 3:1 moth bean and pearl millet intercrop is effective in arid conditions.
- Observation A 6:1 cowpea and castor intercrop had the highest monetary return.
- Intervention effect Foliar ZnSO4 increased guar seed yield by 15–20%.
- Intervention effect Foliar ZnSO4 increased cowpea seed yield by 15–20%.
- Intervention effect Foliar ZnSO4 increased moth bean seed yield by 15–20%.
- Observation Basalin provided effective weed control in moth bean and guar.
- Observation Pendimethalin plus hand weeding provided effective cowpea weed control.
- Observation Pest and disease management strategies have been developed.
- Observation Guar varieties above 32% gum content and with higher viscosity are preferred for export.