Published in Scientific Papers. Series A. Agronomy, Vol. LXVIII, Issue 1
Written by Valentin-Marius CIONTU, Marga GRĂDILĂ, Daniel JALOBĂ, Mihai GÎDEA
In grain legume crops, cultivated varieties and basic tillage are the first important factor for improving yield and quality indicators, especially in recent years when climate change has induced long dry periods during the growing season. Thus, the research focused on the influence of tillage and chickpea varieties on production, productivity elements and quality indicators in the reddish preluvosol zone, knowing the less favorable characteristics of the soil type. The research was carried out over two agricultural years period respectively, 2022-2024 under climatic environment of Moara Domneasca, Ilfov county. Three tillage variants were evaluated: plowing at 25 cm depth, chiseling at 35 cm depth and disc harrowing at 12 cm depth and 4 chickpea varieties: Burnas, Rodin, Flamenco and CDC Orion. The results obtained showed differences between the varieties of chickpeas taken in the study but especially between the tillage. The highest yield was obtained by CDC Orion variety in the experimental trial in which the soil was ploughed, but Flamenco variety had a higher protein and lipid content in the kernels.
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