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The majority of pulses provide nutritional security to humankind apart from having environmental service in enriching soil health. Cultivated over 95.75 million hectares, the average pulse productivity is around 1.0 t ha−1. Pulses perform better under irrigated conditions. Irrigation water as a critical input ensures enhancing productivity for pulse crops. The irrigation water used by pulses varies widely; it is as low as 5.7 mm during rainy season to 609 mm during the dry season. Accordingly, the average water productivity of major pulse ranges from 0.67 to 7.51 kg ha−1mm−1. Various innovative approaches for enhancing water productivity can be adopted, which help minimize water losses, thereby increasing yields. Adopting micro-irrigation for pulses reduces water consumption and thereby increases yield substantially. Under water-limited situations, deficit or critical stage-based pulses irrigation also ensures higher water productivity. Bed planting, ridge, and furrow planting are proven methods for pulses to increase water productivity by 20–40% due to easy aeration, reduced lodging, and easy access to intercultural operations. However, irrigation methods have a more significant i

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Author

Lala I.P. Ray; K. Swetha; A.K. Singh; N.J. Singh

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Physical Sciences)