Effect of Hydrophilic Polymer and Farmyard Manure on Yield Attributes and Yields of Rainfed Chickpea

A field experiment was conducted during rabi season of 2016-2017 to find out effect of hydrophilic polymer and farmyard manure on yield attributes and yield of rainfed chickpea at Agricultural Research Station, Darsi, Andhra Pradesh, India. Results revealed that treatments influenced significantly on plant height, no of branches per plant and pods per plant. Seed yield was significant different among the treatments. Highest seed yield of 1883 kg ha-1 was recorded in T7 treatment which is statistically superior followed by T4 treatment. Highest stover yield was recorded in T7 treatment with 3108 kg ha-1 followed by T6 treatment with 2415 kg ha-1. High input cost and non-availability of higher quantities of farm year manure compare to hydrophilic polymer application of 15 kg ha-1 hydrophilic polymer may be a climate resilient agronomic option to stabilize the crop yields.