Author(s):

Arjun Lal Prajapat, KK Jain, Raja Ram Choudhary and Manoj Kumhar

Abstract: A field experiment was undertaken to study the intercropping of important legume in pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) Br. emend Stuntz] under hyper arid conditions during the kharif season, 2014 at Agronomy Farm, College of Agriculture, Bikaner. The experiment comprising 7 treatment combinations with three replications and the experiment was laid out in randomized block design with combination of PM+CB intercropping systems (viz., 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 2:1, 3:1, 2:2 and 3:3 row ratios) respectively. Results showed that maximum plant height of clusterbean at harvest was recorded in PM+CB (1:3 row ratio) intercropping system. Maximum number of branches plant^-1 at harvest was recorded in PM+CB (2:2 row ratio) as compared to rest of the treatments, which was at par with PM+CB (1:1, 1:2, 1:3) row ratio. However, pods plant^-1 was obtained in PM+CB (1:3 row ratio). Further maximum seeds pod^-1 of clusterbean was recorded in PM+CB (1:3 row ratio). However, there was no significant influence of different intercropping systems on test weight and harvest index of clusterbean. Maximum seed and straw yield were recorded with PM+CB (1:3) intercropping system. Further, highest biological yield was obtained by PM+CB (1:3) which was statistically at par with PM+CB (1:2) intercropping systems.

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