2024, Vol. 7, Issue 4, Part C

author(s)
Alisha Peter and Rajesh Singh

abstract
A field experiment was conducted during kharif season at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, SHUATS, Prayagraj (U.P). The soil of the experimental plot was sandy loam in texture, nearly neutral in soil reaction (pH 7.4), low in organic carbon (0.51%), available N (78.9 kg/ha), available P (32.88 kg/ha) and available K (385.10 kg/ha). The treatments consisted of 3 pulse crops (Cowpea, Black gram and green gram) and 3 row ratios (2:1, 4:1 and 6:1) along with recommended doses of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (60-30-30 kg N-P- K/ha). The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Block Design with 13 treatments and replicated thrice. In sole planting (treatment 10) plant height of finger millet was significantly high but among the intercropping treatments (treatment 4) finger millet along with black gram in 2:1 ratio recorded highest plant height (92.73 cm) and maximum plant dry weight (19.49 g). Whereas intercropping black gram with finger millet in 6:1 ratio (treatment 6) recorded a greater number of tillers (8.5). Fingers/plant (5.86), Grain yield (1532.88 kg/ha), Straw yield (3216.50 kg/ha) and land equivalent ratio (1.68) was recorded high when green gram was intercropped with finger millet in 6:1 ratio (treatment 9).