ABSTRACT
The need to provide sufficient protein food for an increasing population that is mainly
resource poor requires opening up of marginal land for growing appropriate pulses such
as chickpea. An experiment was carried out at KARI-Naivasha situated at an altitude of
1900 m, characterized with clayey to sandy loam soils in a split plot of randomized
complete block design over two seasons (December 29, 2004 to May 26, 2005 and June
21 to November 15, 2007). The objective was to investigate the production of kabuli
chickpea in Kenya as affected by tillage methods (main plots) and sowing times
(subplots) and the effects of these factors on water use and yield of the crop. The overall
mean height ranged from 39.7 to 47.7 cm under tillage methods with strip tillage
resulting in relatively taller plants than the other tillage methods. Sowing times gave plant
heights of 41.5 – 46.4 cm with early sown crops being relatively taller than late sown
crop in both seasons. The leaf area index ranged from 2.50 to 3.31 and 4.22 to 5.44 under
tillage methods in Season I and II, respectively. The corresponding values of LAI in the
respective two seasons under sowing times were 2.80 to 3.20 and 3.59 to 5.69. The crop
took 32.5 to 35.5 days to first flower and 61.8 to 61.4 days to 50% flowering in Season I
and II, respectively. The mean time to physiological maturity was 120 days showed
significant differences among tillage methods in both seasons. The time to first flower
and 50% flowering however had non-significant differences (P
NYAMBANE, C (2021). Effects Of Tillage Method And Sowing Time On Growth, Water Use And Yield Of Chickpea (Cicer Arietinum L.) In Kenyan Dry Highlands. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/effects-of-tillage-method-and-sowing-time-on-growth-water-use-and-yield-of-chickpea-cicer-arietinum-l-in-kenyan-dry-highlands
NYAMBANE, CHARLES "Effects Of Tillage Method And Sowing Time On Growth, Water Use And Yield Of Chickpea (Cicer Arietinum L.) In Kenyan Dry Highlands" Afribary. Afribary, 06 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/effects-of-tillage-method-and-sowing-time-on-growth-water-use-and-yield-of-chickpea-cicer-arietinum-l-in-kenyan-dry-highlands. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
NYAMBANE, CHARLES . "Effects Of Tillage Method And Sowing Time On Growth, Water Use And Yield Of Chickpea (Cicer Arietinum L.) In Kenyan Dry Highlands". Afribary, Afribary, 06 May. 2021. Web. 25 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/effects-of-tillage-method-and-sowing-time-on-growth-water-use-and-yield-of-chickpea-cicer-arietinum-l-in-kenyan-dry-highlands >.
NYAMBANE, CHARLES . "Effects Of Tillage Method And Sowing Time On Growth, Water Use And Yield Of Chickpea (Cicer Arietinum L.) In Kenyan Dry Highlands" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 25, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/effects-of-tillage-method-and-sowing-time-on-growth-water-use-and-yield-of-chickpea-cicer-arietinum-l-in-kenyan-dry-highlands