Vol. 7, Issue 3 (2019)
Assessment of competitiveness and yield advantages of little millet based intercropping system under rainfed condition
Author(s): S Keerthanapriya, M Hemalatha, M Joseph and B Jeberlin Prabina
Abstract: A field study was conducted at Agricultural College and Research Institute, Killikulam to assess the yield advantages, competitiveness and yield of little millet based intercropping system under rainfed condition. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with eight treatments and replicated thrice. The results revealed that all intercropping systems gave substantially higher yield advantages over sole little millet in terms of total little millet grain equivalent yield, land equivalent ratio and relative crowding coefficient with the maximum values under little millet with small onion and blackgram intercropping system at 4:1 row ratio. All the intercrops indicated dominated behavior over the sole little millet crop. Among the different treatments, little millet sole crop recorded higher grain and straw yield and it was on par with intercropping of little millet with blackgram, greengram and cowpea at 4:1 row ratio.
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S Keerthanapriya, M Hemalatha, M Joseph, B Jeberlin Prabina. Assessment of competitiveness and yield advantages of little millet based intercropping system under rainfed condition. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(3):4121-4124.
