TERMS OF SOWING AND NORM OF SOWING OF CHICKPEA IN THE DRY STEPPE ZONE

Abstract

The article presents the results of research to determine the best timing and methods of chickpea sowing in the conditions of the dry-steppe zone of North-East Kazakhstan. It turned out that in the dry-steppe zone, the best time for chickpeas is 5-10 may with rows between 15-30 cm. Research has shown that the timing of sowing strongly affects the formation of chickpea yield. So, on average for four years, the highest yield was formed when sowing on may 5. Slightly lower yield when sown on may 10. The decline in the yield of chickpea at later sowing date was related to a more sparse plant stand. Thus, the optimum seeding rate of chickpea is considered to be 0.9 m/m at all dates of sowing. Increasing the seeding rate to 1.2 million / ha leads to unproductive consumption of seed material. Here the chickpeas branch less, the beans are formed small, their number decreases, and the water content of the beans decreases.