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Production potential of kharif pulses in association with maize

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

M. S. Sidhu ,
J. S. Sawhney  and
Baljinder
M. S. Sidhu
Affiliation:
Department of Agronomy, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, India
J. S. Sawhney
Affiliation:
Department of Agronomy, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, India
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Pulse crops play an important role in Indian agriculture because of their unique ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen. Greengram, blackgram and soya bean are commonly grown during the kharif season (July–October) in Northern India. The availability of pulses is decreasing due to a decrease in area. Average yield of these crops is rather low and subject to great variation due to the vagaries of weather and pest attack.

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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 111 , Issue 3 , December 1988 , pp. 525 - 527
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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