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Suitability of maize (Zea mays) based inteteropping system

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Title Suitability of maize (Zea mays) based inteteropping system
 
Creator PATRA, B C
MANDAL, B B
MANDAL, B K
PADHI, A K
 
Subject maize-based intercropping, monetary advantage, net return, net production value, row ratio, yield performance, land equivalent ratio
 
Description A field experiment was conducted during the summer 1993 and 1994 to study the performance of maize (Zea maysL.) + greengram (Phaseolus radiatus L.), blackgram (Phaseolus mungo L.), soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.], groundnut(Arachis hypogaea L.) and sesamc (Sesamum indicurn L.) intercropping for yield. Legumes at 1:1 row ratio not onlyimproved the yield components and grain yield of maize but also gave bonus yield, which increased the maize equivalentyield and combined yield with higher monetary advantage and biological efficiency / unit area and time over theirrespective monocultures. Sesame appeared to be more competitive and non-compatible with maize. However, maize +grecngram at 1:1 row ratio was found to be the most economically viable system with highest land equivalent ratio (1.54),monetary advantage ( Rs 5 973/ha), net return ( Rs 8 541 ) and net production value ( 1.83).
 
Publisher The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
 
Contributor —
 
Date 2013-02-01
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/27049
 
Source The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences; Vol 69, No 11 (1999)
0019-5022
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/27049/12291
 
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