Modeling effects of rainfall and soil moisture on productivity of maize and black gram in semi-arid vertisols

Authors

  • K. C. LADDA All India Coordinated Research Project for Dryland Agriculture, Arjia, Bhilwara, Rajasthan.
  • G. R. MARUTHI SANKAR Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Santoshnagar, Hyderabad
  • S. K. SHARMA All India Coordinated Research Project for Dryland Agriculture, Arjia, Bhilwara, Rajasthan.
  • S. N. SODDANI All India Coordinated Research Project for Dryland Agriculture, Arjia, Bhilwara, Rajasthan.
  • P. K. MISHRA Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Santoshnagar, Hyderabad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v12i1.1262

Keywords:

Rainfall, soil moisture, regression models

Abstract

Based on field experiments conducted during 1998 to 2006 in a semi-arid vertisol at Arjia on maize and blackgram crop an attempt was made to assess the effect of rainfall received during June to September and the soil moisture at the times of sowing and harvest on the biological yield. The study was conducted in 3 blocks of maize, blackgram and maize + blackgram by superimposing 9 fertilizer treatments. The soil moisture at sowing and harvest and biological yield attained by treatments differed significantly based on ANOVA in different years. The treatment–wise regression models of yield through rainfall of June to September and soil moisture at sowing and harvest had a predictability of 0.62 to 0.98 in maize block, 0.73 to 0.98 in blackgram block and 0.54 to 0.98 in maize + blackgram block.

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01-06-2010

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K. C. LADDA, G. R. MARUTHI SANKAR, S. K. SHARMA, S. N. SODDANI, & P. K. MISHRA. (2010). Modeling effects of rainfall and soil moisture on productivity of maize and black gram in semi-arid vertisols. Journal of Agrometeorology, 12(1), 27–32. https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v12i1.1262

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2010): June

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Research Paper

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