Effects of conventional and ridge planting methods at different plant densities on yield and yield components in chickpea

Objective: This study was carried out to determine the applicability of the ridge sowing method and the appropriate sowing density for chickpeas on existing ridges after cotton under rain-dependent conditions. Material and Methods: The trials were carried out at split randomized block design with three replications. Two planting methods (ridge planting and conventional planting), and five planting density (30, 35, 40, 45 and 50 seed per square meter) were discussed as application issues. Results: It was determined that ridge planting method was better than conventional planting method in terms of investigated characters as days to 50% flowering, days to maturity, plant height, first pod height, primary branches plant-1 and anthracnose disease value in the study. It was seen that seed yields were affected less from environmental climate changes for ridge planting method, and anthracnose disease value occurred at lower ratio compared to conventional planting. It was determined that the convenient planting density of chickpea was 40 seed per square meter for conventional planting and 45 seed for ridge planting in the economic analysis. Conclusion: The average yield of the conventional planting method after cotton using the appropriate planting density (2081.7 kg ha-1) was found to be 6.2% higher than the yield of the ridge planting method (1960.0 kg ha-1). However, in the economic analysis, it was determined that ridge planting was 9.2% more profitable than the conventional planting method in terms of net income.