List of Acronyms and Abbreviations

AGBM

Above Ground Biomass

ATP

Adenosine Tri Phosphate

ANOVA

Analysis of variance

ASW

Available Soil Water

AWC

Available Water Holding Capacity

DMA

Dry Matter Accumulation

DSI

Drought sensitivity index

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization

FC

Field Capacity

GY

Grain Yield

HI

Harvest index

ICRISAT

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

m.a.s.l.

Meter above sea level

Ns

Non-significant

MoARD

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

PH

Plant Height

IP

Inorganic Phosphate

P/P

Pods Per Plant

Ppm

Parts Per Million

PWP

Permanent Wilting Point

RCBD

Randomized complete block design

RMR

Root to shoot mass ratio

RuBP

Ribulose Bisphosphate

SLA

Specific Leaf Area

S/P

Seeds Per Pod

SW

Seed Weight

TPU

Total P uptake

TSP

Triple Super Phosphate

WUE

Water Use Efficiency