Soil water stress and physiological responses of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) subject to tillage and irrigation management in lower Gangetic plain

• Published in: Agricultural water management Vol. 263; p. 107443
• Main Authors: Mukherjee, Subham, Nandi, Ramprosad, Kundu, Arnab, Bandyopadhyay, Prasanta Kumar, Nalia, Arpita, Ghatak, Priyanka, Nath, Rajib
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.04.2022
• Subjects: canopy; Canopy temperature; chickpeas; Cicer arietinum; clay loam soils; Crop water stress index; heat stress; India; irrigation management; leaf area index; leaf chlorophyll content; leaves; proline; Relative leaf water content; rice; rice soils; soil water; soil water storage; Soil water stress; stomatal conductance; temperature; tillage; water content; water stress; Zero tillage; India; Soil water stress; Zero tillage; Crop water stress index; Relative leaf water content; Canopy temperature

In India, chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is mostly cultivated in post-rice residual soil water on marginal lands. Low crop productivity due to terminal water and heat stress during reproductive stages, is a major concern, especially in the rice-fallows of lower Gangetic plains of India. In this backd...