Abstract
SUMMARY Inadequate soil moisture is one of the main constraints on the productivity of chickpea in the rainfed farming systems of the dry areas in West Asia and North Africa. The response to irrigation at flowering and pod filling of winter- and spring-sown kabuli chickpea was studied in 1983–86 at ICARDA's main research station at Tel Hadya in northern Syria. In 1983/84 when the cultivar ILC3279 was sown in winter, irrigation increased yield by 105% over a crop receiving 229 mm of precipitation. In 1984/85, ILC3279 was sown in winter and spring. Advancing the date of sowing to winter increased yield by 65% and irrigation increased seed yield by 73% in winter and 143% in spring sowings compared with crops grown receiving 373 mm rainfall. In 1985/86, six cultivars (ILC482, ILC3279, FLIP81–57W, FLIP81–293C, FLIP84–19C and FLIP84–80C) were compared, but differences in their response to irrigation were negligible. Advancing sowing from spring to winter increased seed yield by an average of 66%. Irrigation increased seed yield in winter and spring sowings by 56% and 72%, respectively, over those receiving 316 mm annual precipitation. Irrigation is, therefore, a way of increasing the productivity and yield stability of chickpea in northern Syria but the improvement in yield depends on the total rainfall and its distribution over the growing season.
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Claims 9
Claim · model-written summary
In 1983/84, irrigation raised winter-sown ILC3279 yield by 105% over a crop receiving 229 mm precipitation.
- Taxon
- chickpea
Cicer arietinume1 - Material
- ILC3279e0
- Treatment
- irrigatione0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 105%e0
- Comparator
- a crop receiving 229 mm of precipitatione0
- Setting
- Tel Hadya in northern Syriae2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“In 1983/84 when the cultivar ILC3279 was sown in winter, irrigation increased yield by 105% over a crop receiving 229 mm of precipitation.”
e1“chickpea in the rainfed farming systems”
e2“at Tel Hadya in northern Syria.”
Claim · model-written summary
In 1984/85, winter sowing raised ILC3279 yield by 65% over spring sowing.
- Taxon
- chickpea
Cicer arietinume1 - Material
- ILC3279e0
- Treatment
- Advancing the date of sowing to wintere0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 65%e0
- Comparator
- springe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“In 1984/85, ILC3279 was sown in winter and spring. Advancing the date of sowing to winter increased yield by 65%”
e1“chickpea in the rainfed farming systems”
Claim · model-written summary
In 1984/85, irrigation raised winter-sown ILC3279 seed yield by 73% over crops receiving 373 mm rainfall.
- Taxon
- chickpea
Cicer arietinume2 - Material
- ILC3279e1
- Treatment
- irrigatione0
- Outcome
- seed yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 73%e0
- Qualifier
- wintere0
- Comparator
- crops grown receiving 373 mm rainfalle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“irrigation increased seed yield by 73% in winter and 143% in spring sowings compared with crops grown receiving 373 mm rainfall.”
e1“In 1984/85, ILC3279 was sown in winter and spring.”
e2“chickpea in the rainfed farming systems”
Claim · model-written summary
In 1984/85, irrigation raised spring-sown ILC3279 seed yield by 143% over crops receiving 373 mm rainfall.
- Taxon
- chickpea
Cicer arietinume2 - Material
- ILC3279e1
- Treatment
- irrigatione0
- Outcome
- seed yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 143%e0
- Qualifier
- spring sowingse0
- Comparator
- crops grown receiving 373 mm rainfalle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“irrigation increased seed yield by 73% in winter and 143% in spring sowings compared with crops grown receiving 373 mm rainfall.”
e1“In 1984/85, ILC3279 was sown in winter and spring.”
e2“chickpea in the rainfed farming systems”
Claim · model-written summary
In 1985/86, six chickpea cultivars differed negligibly in irrigation response.
- Taxon
- chickpea
Cicer arietinume1 - Material
- six cultivarse0
- Outcome
- differences in their response to irrigation were negligiblee0
- Direction
- negligiblee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“In 1985/86, six cultivars (ILC482, ILC3279, FLIP81–57W, FLIP81–293C, FLIP84–19C and FLIP84–80C) were compared, but differences in their response to irrigation were negligible.”
e1“chickpea in the rainfed farming systems”
Claim · model-written summary
In 1985/86, advancing sowing from spring to winter raised average seed yield by 66%.
- Taxon
- chickpea
Cicer arietinume1 - Treatment
- Advancing sowing from spring to wintere0
- Outcome
- seed yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 66%e0
- Comparator
- springe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Advancing sowing from spring to winter increased seed yield by an average of 66%.”
e1“chickpea in the rainfed farming systems”
Claim · model-written summary
In 1985/86, irrigation raised winter-sown chickpea seed yield by 56% over crops receiving 316 mm annual precipitation.
- Taxon
- chickpea
Cicer arietinume1 - Treatment
- Irrigatione0
- Outcome
- seed yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 56%e0
- Qualifier
- wintere0
- Comparator
- those receiving 316 mm annual precipitatione0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Irrigation increased seed yield in winter and spring sowings by 56% and 72%, respectively, over those receiving 316 mm annual precipitation.”
e1“chickpea in the rainfed farming systems”
Claim · model-written summary
In 1985/86, irrigation raised spring-sown chickpea seed yield by 72% over crops receiving 316 mm annual precipitation.
- Taxon
- chickpea
Cicer arietinume1 - Treatment
- Irrigatione0
- Outcome
- seed yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 72%e0
- Qualifier
- spring sowingse0
- Comparator
- those receiving 316 mm annual precipitatione0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Irrigation increased seed yield in winter and spring sowings by 56% and 72%, respectively, over those receiving 316 mm annual precipitation.”
e1“chickpea in the rainfed farming systems”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors conclude that irrigation can increase chickpea productivity and yield stability in northern Syria, conditional on seasonal rainfall amount and distribution.
- Taxon
- chickpea
Cicer arietinume0 - Treatment
- Irrigatione0
- Outcome
- increasing the productivity and yield stabilitye0
- Qualifier
- depends on the total rainfall and its distribution over the growing seasone0
- Setting
- northern Syriae0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Irrigation is, therefore, a way of increasing the productivity and yield stability of chickpea in northern Syria but the improvement in yield depends on the total rainfall and its distribution over the growing season.”
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