irrigation · Growth · Cicer arietinum (chickpea)

Results differ41 papers: 27 positive, 14 negative or no effect · 1 pair of papers confirmed to differ

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Effects of Soil Solarization on Fusarium Wilt of Chickpea (1989)
no changeMaximum temperature, percentage of diseased plants and plant height at maturity showed no pronounced differences between solarized irrigated and non-irrigated treatments.
Tillage and irrigation management in chickpea (Cicer arietinum)fodder sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) cropping system under semi-arid conditions of India (2001)
increaseplant height was significantly higher in irrigated than unirrigated plots.
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6 citations between these papers: 6 on the same side, 0 across the two sides.

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Papers reporting a positive result 27

Effect of light and soil moisture on yield, yield components, and abortion of reproductive structures of chickpea ( Cicerarietinum) , in Canterbury, New Zealand · 1999
- positive
  Unshaded irrigated chickpea plants produced the highest dry matter production, 838 g/m 2, about twice that of shaded unirrigated plants.
  compared with shaded unirrigated plants
cited by 1 paper here
Yield, economics and water use efficiency of chickpea (Cicer arietinum) under various irrigation regimes on raised bed planting system · 2001
- positive
  Irrigation of 30 and 45 mm significantly increased chickpea branching and podding compared with other depths.
cited by 1 paper here
Tillage and irrigation management in chickpea (Cicer arietinum)fodder sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) cropping system under semi-arid conditions of India · 2001
- positive
  plant height was significantly higher in irrigated than unirrigated plots.
  compared with unirrigated control
The effect of irrigation and sowing date on crop yield and yield components of Kabuli chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in a cool-temperate subhumid climate · 2003
- positive
  Irrigation significantly increased green area duration, intercepted radiation, radiation use efficiency, and total intercepted PAR.
- positive
  Total dry matter yield followed similar trends under irrigation.
cites 1 paper herecited by 1 paper here
Response of Chickpea Genotypes to Irrigated and Rain-fed Conditions · 2007
- positive
  Irrigation increased total dry weight by 36%.
- no effect
  Irrigation left primary and secondary branch counts unaffected.
cited by 1 paper here
Effect of irrigation on growth and yield of Kabuli chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) and narrow-leafed lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.). · 2008
- positive
  Full irrigation increased mean absolute growth rate across the two legumes by 51% over no irrigation.
  compared with no irrigation
cites 1 paper herecited by 1 paper here
Effect of sowing dates and different irrigation regimes on morphological characteristics and grain yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) (cultivar 3279 ILC) · 2009
- positive
  Autumn sowing with control irrigation gave the highest plant height, node number and stem number in chickpea.
Effects of urban wastewater on the growth, photosynthesis and yield of chickpea under different levels of nitrogen · 2010
- positive
  Wastewater irrigation with 15 Kg ha−1 nitrogen gave greater growth, photosynthetic, yield and quality measures than control and higher nitrogen doses.
  compared with control and even to higher N doses
Magnetic treatment of irrigation water and snow pea and chickpea seeds enhances early growth and nutrient contents of seedlings · 2010
- positive
  MTW increased shoot dry weight of chickpea seedlings by 20% compared with control seedlings.
  compared with control seedlings
- positive
  MTW increased emergence rate index of chickpea seedlings by 51% compared with control seedlings.
  compared with control seedlings
Effect of Municipal Solid Waste Compost and Supplemental Irrigation on Morphological Traits, Yield and Yield Components of Dryland Chickpea · 2011
- positive
  Supplementary irrigation at flowering and grain filling stages gave the highest plant height, 37.25 cm.
Effect of Supplementary Irrigation on growth analysis of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) · 2013
- positive
  Supplementary irrigation increased total dry matter, leaf area index and crop growth rate.
  compared with non irrigation
- positive
  Supplementary irrigation increased relative growth rate, leaf area ratio and net assimilation rate.
  compared with non irrigation
Performance of chickpea under different planting method, seed rate and irrigation level in Indo-Gangetic Plains of India · 2015
- positive
  FIRB planting significantly increased chickpea root dry weight by 17.6%.
- positive
  FIRB planting significantly increased chickpea shoot dry weight by 16%.
cites 1 paper here
Effect of Cultivar, Irrigation and Nitrogen Fertilization on Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Productivity · 2015
- positive
  Irrigation increased chickpea total dry weight by 18.3%.
  compared with non-irrigated
cites 1 paper here
Drought tolerance indices based evaluation of chickpea advanced lines under different water treatments · 2015
- positive
  Irrigation at flowering promoted chickpea vegetative growth.
On farm demonstrations on response of chickpea to irrigation in farmers fields of Anantapuram district of Andhra Pradesh · 2015
- positive
  Irrigation at 35 and 55 DAS increased chickpea plant height by 9.1 per cent over farmer practice.
  compared with farmers practice
Associations between yield, intercepted radiation and radiation-use efficiency in chickpea · 2017
- positive
  PARint and RUE were higher under irrigation.
cites 1 paper here
Irrigation management on growth, yield and quality of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) · 2017
- positive
  Branching and pod-development furrow irrigation increased chickpea growth parameters.
- positive
  Branching and pod-development irrigation increased absolute growth rate, net assimilation rate and crop growth rate.
  compared with others
Response of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Productivity under Different Irrigation Frequencies and Mulching · 2018
- positive
  The polypropylene woven mulch and double irrigation combination gave a significantly higher number of primary branches per plant of 28.50.
- positive
  The polypropylene woven mulch and double irrigation combination gave a significantly higher plant height of 77.67 cm.
Growth and yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) as influenced by irrigation scheduling and zinc application · 2018
- positive
  Same treatment gave the highest number of branches per plant (5.85) among treatments.
  compared with all the treatments
- positive
  Irrigation at branching + pre flowering + pod development with 0.5% zinc sulphate gave the highest plant height (43.28 cm) among treatments.
  compared with all the treatments
- positive
  Same treatment gave the highest leaf area index (1.24) among treatments.
  compared with all the treatments
Growth and Productivity of Chickpea Genotypes under Different Soil Moisture Environment · 2019
- positive
  Chickpea plants were taller under the irrigated environment than under the rainfed environment.
  compared with rainfed environment
Effect of Irrigation Frequencies and Mulching on Growth and Yield Parameters of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) · 2020
- positive
  The M3-BDM and I1-single irrigation combination maximized number of primary branches per plant at 30.20.
- positive
  The M3-BDM and I1-single irrigation combination maximized plant height at 73.27 cm.
The effect of seed priming and foliar application of anti-stress materials on quantitative and qualitative yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Adel cultivar under irrigation regimes · 2021
- positive
  Optimal irrigation increased plant fresh weight by 36.16%.
- positive
  Optimal irrigation increased primary branches by 36.38%.
Influence of Land Configurations and Mulching on Plant Growth and Yield of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) · 2021
- positive
  Chickpea growth parameters performed significantly better under the broad bed and furrow land configuration, while the flat bed configuration performed worst.
  compared with flat bed land configuration
Influence of some nano-fertilizers on chickpeas under three irrigation strategies · 2023
- positive
  Zn-Ir1 (nano-chelated zinc with full irrigation) was best for days to 50% flowering, days to maturity and first pod height in chickpea.
Seed Germination and Seed Vigour Induction through Foliar Application of Plant Growth Regulators and Nutrients under Drought Stress in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) · 2024
- positive
  D1 had the highest germination percentage at 97.24% versus drought stressed D2.
  compared with D2 (Drought stress at Flowering up to physiological maturity)
- positive
  D1 had the highest seed vigour index II at 52.77 versus D2.
  compared with D2 (Drought stress at Flowering up to physiological maturity)
- positive
  D1 had the highest seedling length at 31.41 cm versus D2.
  compared with D2 (Drought stress at Flowering up to physiological maturity)
- positive
  D1 had the highest seed vigour index I at 3054.81 versus D2.
  compared with D2 (Drought stress at Flowering up to physiological maturity)
Effect of irrigation levels and foliar nutrition with nano fertilizers on growth and yield of zero till chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) · 2024
- positive
  Two irrigations at pre-flowering and pod development gave significantly higher leaf area index (1.32) in zero-till chickpea.
- positive
  Two irrigations at pre-flowering and pod development gave significantly higher plant height (41.33 cm) in zero-till chickpea.
Effect of Dew Irrigation on Biomass Production in Wheat and Chickpea · 2025
- positive
  Dew irrigation produced 61% germination in chickpea versus no germination without irrigation.
  compared with non‐irrigated control group
- negative
  In chickpea, conventional irrigation yielded greater stem dry weight than dew irrigation, 0.14 versus 0.12 mg.
  compared with dew irrigation
- negative
  In chickpea, conventional irrigation yielded greater leaf dry weight than dew irrigation, 0.083 versus 0.013 mg.
  compared with dew irrigation
- negative
  In chickpea, conventional irrigation yielded greater total dry weight than dew irrigation, 0.26 versus 0.20 mg.
  compared with dew irrigation

Papers reporting a negative result or no effect 14

Effects of Soil Solarization on Fusarium Wilt of Chickpea · 1989
- no effect
  Maximum temperature, percentage of diseased plants and plant height at maturity showed no pronounced differences between solarized irrigated and non-irrigated treatments.
  compared with non‐irrigated treatments
Effects of Gradual Water Deficit Stress on Phenological and Morphological Traits in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) · 2010
- no effect
  Days to physiologic maturity and number of sub branches did not differ significantly among irrigation treatments.
Effect of irrigation and biofertilizer on water use, nodulation, growth and yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinumL.) · 2011
- negative
  Irrigation 15 days before sowing gave 28.7% less chickpea plant stand than irrigation with mulch.
  compared with irrigation applied 15 DBS + straw mulch
- negative
  Irrigation 15 days before sowing gave 30.0% less plant stand than irrigation seven days before sowing.
  compared with irrigation applied 7 DBS
The Response of Chickpea to Irrigation with Treated Waste Water · 2013
- negative
  WIR-32 and Jordan chickpea cultivars showed significantly reduced growth parameters when irrigated with treated wastewater compared with freshwater.
  compared with FW
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) physiological, chemical and growth responses to irrigation with saline water · 2014
- negative
  Irrigation water salinity negatively affected growth and biomass accumulation.
Growth and yield in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes in response to water stress · 2014
- negative
  Height and branches fell most under T2 irrigation restriction.
- negative
  Restricted irrigation decreased stem, leaf and root biomass.
cited by 1 paper here
Evaluation of Some Physiological and Grain Yield Responses of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Cultivars to Irrigation Regimes and Salinity · 2016
- negative
  Delayed irrigation decreases leaf area index.
- negative
  Delayed irrigation decreases plant dry mass.
Grain Yield and Yield Components of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) under Different Integrated Management of Dodder · 2018
- negative
  Wheat straw mulch plus irrigation every 15 days yielded the highest dodder biomass.
Effect of Foliar Application of Organic and Inorganic Substances on the Yield of Chick Pea under Limited Water Supply · 2019
- no effect
  Combined irrigation and foliar sprays did not significantly affect root growth rate or partitioning percentage.
Irrigation time and weed management to enhance productivity of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) · 2019
- no effect
  Irrigation before or after sowing was equally effective for enhancing dry matter of chickpea.
Intermittent moisture supply induces drought priming responses in some heat‐tolerant chickpea genotypes · 2020
- negative
  Low water supply at 40% field capacity decreased biomass in Acc#7.
- no effect
  Low water supply at 40% field capacity did not decrease biomass in Acc#8.
cites 1 paper here
Growing Degree Days and Heat Use Efficiency Influenced by Dates of Sowing and Irrigation Levels on Rainfed Chickpea · 2020
- no effect
  Irrigation levels did not influence the emergence, first flower or end pod phenophases of chickpea
Influence of different irrigation scheduling through micro sprinkler on growth and yield of chickpea · 2021
- no effect
  Growth of chickpea under surface irrigation at 50 mm CPE was at par with 0.9 IW/CPE ratio.
  compared with 0.9 IW/CPE ratio
Biomass response of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) to different textured soils and irrigation levels · 2024
- negative
  Chickpea shoot, total and root biomass declined as irrigation declined.

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irrigation · Growth · Cicer arietinum (chickpea)

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