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Performance of little millet (Panicum flexuosum) based cropping system for rainfed agro ecosystems: A path to sustainable crop diversification

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Title Performance of little millet (Panicum flexuosum) based cropping system for rainfed agro ecosystems: A path to sustainable crop diversification
 
Creator SIVAGAMY, K
PARASURAMAN, BALAJI
PRASAD, S ARUL
ANANTHI, K
RAJESH, M
SHARMILI, K
KARUNAKARAN, V
KUMAR, AJAY
SELVARANI, A
 
Subject Crop diversification, Economic return, Inter cropping, Little millet, Nutritional security, Pulses
 
Description An experiment was conducted during 2019, 2020 and 2021 at Centre of Excellence in Millets, (Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu), Athiyandal, Tiruvanamalai, Tamil Nadu. to study the performance of little millet (Panicum flexuosum Retz.) based cropping system for rainfed agro ecosystems for north-eastern part of Tamil Nadu. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design (RBD) comprised of 9 treatments, viz. T1, Little millet + Redgram [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] (4:1)-Moth bean [Vigna aconitifolia (Jacq.) Marechal]; T2, Little millet + Redgram (4:1)-Blackgram [Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper]; T3, Little millet + Redgram (4:1)-Horsegram [Macrotyloma uniflorum (Lam.) Verdc.]; T4, Little millet + Redgram (6:2)-Moth bean; T5, Little millet + Redgram (6:2)-Blackgram; T6, Little millet + Redgram (6:2)-Horsegram; T7, Little millet + Redgram (8:2)- Mothbean; T8, Little millet + Redgram (8:2)-Blackgram; T9, Little millet + Redgram (8:2)- Horsegram, with three replications. The good quality seeds of little millet (CO 4), redgram (Paiyur 2), horsegram (Paiyur 2), blackgram (VBN 3) and mothbean [TMV (Mb) 1] were used. The result shows that the higher yield for little millet and intercropped redgram was recorded in T9 (985 and 362 kg/ha) followed by T7 (853 and 356 kg/ha) and T8 (834 and 337 kg/ ha). The 8:2 row ratio exhibited the highest little millet equivalent yield when compared to 6:2 and 4:1 row ratio. The highest economic return and benefit cost (B:C) ratio was observed in T9 with gross return of ₹60,962/ha, net returns of ₹35,362/ha and B:C ratio (2.38). This was followed by T7 which had gross returns of ₹51,314/ha, net returns of ₹25,989/ha and B:C ratio (2.10).
 
Publisher Indian Council of Agricultural Research
 
Date 2024-04-24
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/145927
10.56093/ijas.v94i4.145927
 
Source The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences; Vol. 94 No. 4 (2024); 427–431
2394-3319
0019-5022
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/145927/54376
 
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