Influence Of Weather On Yield Of Sorghum In Akola District

Research Article
Deshmukh R.G., Mohod A.R and Bhopale A.A
DOI: 
http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijrsr.2019.1003.3265
Subject: 
science
KeyWords: 
Weather, Rainfall, Yield
Abstract: 

The study was undertaken in Akola Districts entitled “Influence of weather on yield of sorghum in akola district” to examine the influence of weather change on Sorghum. The Sorghum crop was selected to study the influence of weather change on yield of the Sorghum crop for the year 2001- 2015.The data for present study was collected from the Publication of Dept. of Agriculture, Govt. of Maharashtra. The data of rainfall and temperature for Akola was taken from the Meteorological Department Dr. P.D.K.V. Akola. The following conclusions of the study were drawn in Akola District. Rainfall had inconsistency within weeks over the period of 2001-2015 as revealed by C.V. The consistency in minimum and maximum temperature was observed within weeks over the period 2001-2015. Rainfall, minimum temperature and maximum temperature did not affect the crop yield at seedling, flowering and grain filling stage of sorghum crop during 2001-2015. Cotton and other pulses were major crops of the district during 2000-2001 constituting 67.50 per cent of Total cropped area, but now soybean emerged as one of major crop occupying 43.50 per cent of gross cropped area of region. Now area under cotton and kharif Jowar is reduced and soybean emerged as a major crop occupying 66.24 per cent of gross cropped of region.