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EFFECT OF INTERCROPPING ON GROWTH AND YIELD IN WHEAT-LENTIL AND WHEAT-CHICKPEA INTERCROPPING SYSTEM AT DIFFERENT PLANTING CONFIGURATIONS (Pages : 125 - 137)

This intercropping experiment was planned under the concept of cereal-legume intercropping system to find out the planting configurations effect on the growth and yield of component crops under wheat-lentil and wheat-chickpea intercropping system. During the experiment the data on growth and yield parameters of the component crops were recorded under sole cropping and intercropped conditions. From 10 days after emergence (DAE) destructive sampling for growth analysis was done at 15 days interval. The total dry matter (TDM) accumulation, crop growth rate (CGR) and relative growth rate (RGR) was recorded higher under sole cropping condition in all the component crops compared to those under intercropping condition. The growth and yield parameters were significantly influenced by the crop combination and planting configurations. Among the intercropping treatments, in wheat-chickpea intercropping, these growth parameters were found higher at 2:2 planting configuration. But in wheat-lentil intercropping these growth parameters were recorded higher at 3:1 planting configuration. Plant height, tillers plant-1, spikes hill-1, spikelets spike-1, grains spike-1 and grain yield in wheat were the highest in the sole cropping wheat. Hundred seeds weight was increased under intercropping condition. Wheat equivalent yield was highest in wheat-lentil intercropping at 1:1 row ratio. Number of branches plant-1, pods plant-1, seeds pod-1 and grain yield in lentil was also the highest in sole cropping lentil. Intercropping increased the plant height and seed size in lentil. The highest lentil equivalent yield was recorded in wheat-lentil intercropping at 1:1 row ratio. Branches plant-1, pods plant-1, seeds pod-1 and grain yield was the highest in sole cropping chickpea. Plant height and seed size was increased under intercropping condition. Chickpea equivalent yield was the highest in wheat-chickpea intercropping at 2: 2 row ratio.Download