Growth and Yield of a Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) and Mustard (Brassica juncea) as Influenced by Row Ratio and Liquid Manures
Dhananjay Tiwari *
Department of Agronomy, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh), India.
Vikram Singh
Department of Agronomy, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh), India.
Alok Kumar Verma
Department of Agronomy, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh), India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
A field experiment was conducted during 2018 and 2019 at the crop research farm, Department of Agronomy, Shuats, Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) to study the effect of intercrop row ratio and liquid manures on chickpea and mustard intercropping system. The treatments consisted of five intercropping systems viz. Sole chickpea, sole mustard, chickpea + mustard (1:1), chickpea + mustard (2:1), chickpea + mustard (3:1) row ratios in replacement series and four liquid organic manures viz. control (no spray), panchagavya 3%, cow urine 10% and vermiwash 10% were tested in split plot design with planting ratio as the main plots and liquid manures as the sub plot with 3 replications. Results revealed that maximum growth attributes in both crop were recorded under chickpea + mustard (3:1). However maximum, yield attributes and yield were recorded under sole stand of both crop. Among liquid manures maximum growth, yield attributes and yield were recorded under foliar application of panchagavya 3% at branching and flowering stage in both crop and vermiwash10% found at par.
Keywords: Intercropping, chickpea, mustard and liquid manures.