Optimizing productivity and profitability of chickpea: A comparative study of different cultivars across diverse cropping systems in the arid hot climate of india https://doi.org/10.21276/AATCCReview.2025.13.04.612 Madan Lal Reager https://orcid.org/register Bhagwat Singh Kherawat https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9700-1004 Naval Kishor https://orcid.org/register Richa Pant https://orcid.org/register Kiran Kumari https://orcid.org/register Subhash Chandra https://orcid.org/register Prahlad Ram Raiger https://orcid.org/register Shri Rakesh Choudhary https://orcid.org/register Anirudh Choudhary https://orcid.org/register Chetan Kumar Dotaniya https://orcid.org/register Vinay Kumar https://orcid.org/register Anupama Singh https://orcid.org/register Chinmayee Mohapatra https://orcid.org/register Rashmirekha Pattanaik https://orcid.org/register Madhab Kumar Datta https://orcid.org/register Swati Manohar https://orcid.org/register Mahipal Singh Kesawat https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6644-3240 Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is a significant legume due to its outstanding nutritional profile. However, the growth and crop productivity are greatly affected by the adverse impacts of global climate change. Thus, in this investigation, we conduct a comparative study of different cultivars across diverse cropping systems in the arid hot climate of Rajasthan, India. A field experiment was conducted to assess the economics and profitability of five chickpea varieties: GNG-2144, GNG-2261, GNG-1958, GNG-2171, and GNG-1581 across seven chickpea-based cropping systems. The experimental design was a split-plot arrangement. The cropping systems were assigned to main plots, while the chickpea varieties were arranged in sub-plots, with three replications. Our findings revealed that the GNG-1581 variety, when grown in the fallow-chickpea system, achieved the highest grain yield (25.00 q ha⁻¹), straw yield (28.89 q ha⁻¹), net returns of ₹102,773 ha⁻¹, and a benefit-cost ratios (BCR) of 3.94 over the pooled data from both years. Conversely, GNG-2261 and GNG-2144 demonstrated significantly higher grain yields (19.56 q ha⁻¹ and 19.25 q ha⁻¹) and straw yields (25.20 q ha⁻¹ and 24.97 q ha⁻¹) within the groundnut-chickpea system, yielding net returns of ₹263,365 and ₹268,943 ha⁻¹, respectively. Moreover, CEGY and CESY were maximized for GNG-2261 and GNG-2144 under the groundnut-chickpea system, emphasizing their economic advantages. The net returns and BCR further support these findings. Thus, this study highlights the significant influence of both variety and cropping systems on chickpea productivity and profitability, potentially improving economic returns for farmers in in arid and hot climate regions worldwide.

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Madan Lal Reager1 Bhagwat Singh Kherawat1 Naval Kishor1 Richa Pant1 Kiran Kumari1 Subhash Chandra1 Prahlad Ram Raiger2 Shri Rakesh Choudhary1 Anirudh Choudhary1 Chetan Kumar Dotaniya1 Vinay Kumar3 Anupama Singh4 Chinmayee Mohapatra7 Rashmirekha Pattanaik4 Madhab Kumar Datta4 Swati Manohar5 Mahipal Singh Kesawat4
1 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bikaner II, Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner 334006, Rajasthan, India
2 Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, MS Swaminathan School of Agriculture, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha-761211, India
3 Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, MS Swaminathan School of Agriculture, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha-761211, India
4 Faculty of Agriculture, Sri Sri University, Cuttack 754006, Odisha, India
5 Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, East Champaran- 845404, Bihar, India
https://doi.org/10.21276/AATCCReview.2025.13.04.612

Abstract

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is a significant legume due to its outstanding nutritional profile. However, the growth and crop productivity are greatly affected by the adverse impacts of global climate change. Thus, in this investigation, we conduct a comparative study of different cultivars across diverse cropping systems in the arid hot climate of Rajasthan, India. A field experiment was conducted to assess the economics and profitability of five chickpea varieties: GNG-2144, GNG-2261, GNG-1958, GNG-2171, and GNG-1581 across seven chickpea-based cropping systems. The experimental design was a split-plot arrangement. The cropping systems were assigned to main plots, while the chickpea varieties were arranged in sub-plots, with three replications. Our findings revealed that the GNG-1581 variety, when grown in the fallow-chickpea system, achieved the highest grain yield (25.00 q ha⁻¹), straw yield (28.89 q ha⁻¹), net returns of ₹102,773 ha⁻¹, and a benefit-cost ratios (BCR) of 3.94 over the pooled data from both years. Conversely, GNG-2261 and GNG-2144 demonstrated significantly higher grain yields (19.56 q ha⁻¹ and 19.25 q ha⁻¹) and straw yields (25.20 q ha⁻¹ and 24.97 q ha⁻¹) within the groundnut-chickpea system, yielding net returns of ₹263,365 and ₹268,943 ha⁻¹, respectively. Moreover, CEGY and CESY were maximized for GNG-2261 and GNG-2144 under the groundnut-chickpea system, emphasizing their economic advantages. The net returns and BCR further support these findings. Thus, this study highlights the significant influence of both variety and cropping systems on chickpea productivity and profitability, potentially improving economic returns for farmers in in arid and hot climate regions worldwide.

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