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Field experiment was conducted at GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar dur... more Field experiment was conducted at GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar
during kharif season 2011 to find out the optimum seed rate of legumes grown as an intercrop with
sorghum. It was found that intercropping of sorghum + cowpea (50% seed rate) had higher green fodder
yield, sorghum equivalent yield, net returns and land equivalent ratio, it was comparable with
intercropping of sorghum + cowpea (25% seed rate) that had higher digestible dry matter yield and
protein yield. In general, the intercropping systems reduced green forage, dry fodder, crude protein yield
and crude protein content but enhanced the digestible dry matter yield and unaffected the digestible dry
matter content of intercrops, cowpea and rice bean. Therefore it is concluded that intercropping of
sorghum (recommended seed rate) + cowpea (50% seed rate) may be grown for higher green fodder
yield protein yield and net returns.
Keywords:
Intercropping
Sorghum
Cowpea
Sorghum equivalent yield
Crude protein yield
Field experiment was conducted at GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar dur... more Field experiment was conducted at GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar
during kharif season 2011 to find out the optimum seed rate of legumes grown as an intercrop with
sorghum. It was found that intercropping of sorghum + cowpea (50% seed rate) had higher green fodder
yield, sorghum equivalent yield, net returns and land equivalent ratio, it was comparable with
intercropping of sorghum + cowpea (25% seed rate) that had higher digestible dry matter yield and
protein yield. In general, the intercropping systems reduced green forage, dry fodder, crude protein yield
and crude protein content but enhanced the digestible dry matter yield and unaffected the digestible dry
matter content of intercrops, cowpea and rice bean. Therefore it is concluded that intercropping of
sorghum (recommended seed rate) + cowpea (50% seed rate) may be grown for higher green fodder
yield protein yield and net returns.
Keywords:
Intercropping
Sorghum
Cowpea
Sorghum equivalent yield
Crude protein yield