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A field experiment was conducted during rabi seasons of 2004–2005 and 2005–2006 at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, to evaluate the effects of cropping systems and irrigation regimes on dry matter production, seed yield and economics of French bean. The treatments were comprised of five irrigation schedules (irrigation at critical stages of potato, irrigation at critical stages of French bean and irrigation at 0.8, 1.2 and 1.6 irrigation water/cumulative pan evaporation ratio (IW/CPE ratio) in main plots with two cropping systems (sole French bean and French bean intercropped with potato in 3:2 row ratio) as sub plot treatments replicated thrice in a split plot design. Sole French bean produced significantly higher dry matter, more pods/plant, more seeds/pod, higher seed and straw yields as compared with intercropped. The results revealed that all irrigation schedules recorded similar dry matter accumulation, except at IW/CPE ratio of 0.8. Irrigation at IW/CPE ratio of 1.2 and 1.6 recorded production of more pods/plant and seeds/pod than 0.8 IW/CPE ratio. Irrigation at 0.8 IW/CPE ratio had the lowest 100 seed weight and seed yield than other irrigation treatments.
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Tyagi, V.K., Thenua, O.V.S., Kumar, D. et al. Dry matter production, seed yield and economics of French bean under different cropping system and irrigation regimes. Ind J Plant Physiol. 18, 73–77 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40502-013-0012-4
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