Minimum till lentil (Lens culinaris): an efficient way for rice fallow utilization and income enhancement in subtropical Tripura

GULAB SINGH YADAV; A GANGARANI DEVI; BASANT KANDPAL; ANUP DAS; K K BARMAN; SUBHASH BABU

doi:10.56093/ijas.v90i1.98591

Authors

GULAB SINGH YADAV Scientist (Agronomy), ICAR-Research Complex for NEH Region, Lembucherra, Tripura 799 210, India
A GANGARANI DEVI Scientist (Plant Physiology), ICAR-Research Complex for NEH Region, Lembucherra, Tripura 799 210, India
BASANT KANDPAL Joint Director, ICAR-Research Complex for NEH Region, Lembucherra, Tripura 799 210, India
ANUP DAS Principal Scientist (Agronomy), ICAR-Research Complex for NEH Region, Lembucherra, Tripura 799 210, India
K K BARMAN Principal Scientist (Soil Science), ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Lembucherra, Tripura
SUBHASH BABU Scientist (Agronomy), ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v90i1.98591

Keywords:

Establishment methods, Lentil varieties, No-till, Paira cropping, Tillage

Abstract

Lentil (Lens culinaris Medic.) can be a potential crop to intensify the rice (Oryza sativa L.) fallow land of Tripura to meet out the pulses requirement of the state. Thus, five lentil varieties, i.e. HUL-57, WBL-77, WBL-58, PL-06 and NDL-1 were demonstrated under three establishment methods, i.e. minimum till (MT), no-till (NT) and paira cropping (PC) on 75 farmers’ field at Moracherra, Dhalai, Tripura during winter seasons of 2012–14 in a participatory mode to gear up the pulse production in the state. Study revealed that the cultivation of lentil under MT and NT systems resulted in more number of branches/plant, pods/plant, seeds/pod and seed yield than those planted under PC. Hence, the farmers planted lentil under MT obtained more gross and net returns than those planted lentil under NT and PC. However, benefit to cost (B:C) ratio was significantly higher under PC than the other establishment methods. Lentil variety HUL-57 outperformed other varieties with respect to number of branches/plant, pods/plant, seeds/pod, seed yield and also recorded the highest gross and net returns and B:C ratio followed by WBL-77, WBL-58. Therefore, study recommended the cultivation of lentil varieties HUL-57, WBL-77 and WBL-58 under minimum tillage system for intensifying the rice fallows of Tripura to boost up the pulses production in the state.

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