Cultivation

Chickpea seeding rate

Cicer arietinum L.

The seeding rate for chickpeas varies from 200,000 to 900,000 viable seeds per hectare, depending on the sowing method and regional moisture availability. The crop shows a moderate response to changes in density, while excessive thickening leads to inefficient use of moisture and seeds.

In the reference 8 varieties crop Chickpea, where this is mentioned in the description.

For solid seeding and narrow-row sowing methods, the chickpea seeding rate typically ranges from 500,000 to 900,000 viable seeds per hectare. Using a wide-row method with row spacing of 30–60 cm allows this figure to be reduced to 200,000–300,000 units, which stimulates plant branching and the formation of a greater number of pods on each specimen.

In severely arid conditions, it is recommended to reduce plant density to prevent unproductive moisture loss. At the same time, when growing dwarf varieties under irrigation, it is common practice to increase the seeding rate by 15–25%. When establishing mixed crops for forage grain, the rates of individual components are reduced by approximately half relative to their pure stand sowings.

Chickpeas react weakly to fluctuations in seeding rates in many soil and climatic zones, with the exception of periods with high moisture availability, when increased density may have a positive effect on yield. Research shows that there is generally no significant correlation between the seeding rate and the thousand-seed weight of the crop.

General information about the subject — on the page Seeding rate.

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Varieties of Chickpea mentioned in the description

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