RESEARCH ON THE INFLUENCE OF SOME TECHNOLOGICAL FACTORS ON CHICKPEAS (CICER ARIETINUM L.) YIELD UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF A.R.D.S. SECUIENI

Abstract

The chickpeas (Cicer arietinum L.) is a tolerant species to high temperatures and drought, it can be a good alternative for farmers from the Center of Moldova, which recently are facing with soil and atmospheric drought. Given this aspect, since 2020 in the experimental field of A.R.D.S. Secuieni was studied this species. The objective of the research carried out in the period 2020-2021 was to study  the reaction of chickpea varieties to the improving of technological factors. The experiment was placed according to the method of subdivided plots, in three repetitions of type A x B x C, and the experimental factors studied were: A – genotype, B - epoch of sowing and C - sowing density. The data obtained was processed and interpreted statistically according to the method of variance analysis (Ceapoiu, 1968).  The results showed that epoch of sowing and the sowing density had a positively influence on the chickpeas production. The highest yields were achieved for the varieties sown in the III^th decade of March, and the maximum level of yield was recorded for the variant sown with Burnas variety at a density of 45 g.g./sqm. The correlation between the three studeid factors (variety, epoch of sowing and density at sowing) and the yield obtained was directly and very close.