New accepted article:- EVALUATION OF PEARLMILLET (PENNISETUM GLAUCUM) AND CLUSTERBEAN (CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLOBA L.) INTERCROPPING SYSTEM UNDER ARID WESTERN PLAIN ZONE IN INDIA Ranu Tiwari, R S Yadav and Amit Kumawat* Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner – 334006 ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted during kharif season (July-November) of 2011 to evaluate the pearlmillet and clusterbean intercropping system in the arid region of Rajasthan. Intercropping of pearlmillet cultivar HHB-67 with clusterbean cultivar RGC-1003 in row ratio 1:3 resulted significantly maximum effective tillers per plant. Sole pearlmillet cultivar HHB-67 produced significantly maximum seed yield and had the maximum harvest index. Among intercropping treatments pearlmillet cultivar HHB-67 with clusterbean cultivar RGC-1003 in row ratio 1:1 resulted significantly maximum seed yield over other treatment. Pearlmillet cultivar Raj 171 + clusterbean cultivar RGC-1003 (1:1 row ratio) resulted in significantly maximum stover and biological yield. Intercropping of pearlmillet cultivar HHB-67 + clusterbean cultivar RGC-986 in row ratio 1:3 was superior to all the intercropping treatments in terms of PMEY, net returns and B:C ratio. But LER of pearlmillet cultivar HHB-67 + clusterbean cultivar RGC-986 in row ratio 2:2 was maximum among all the treatments. Key words: Clusterbean, Cropping system, Intercrop, Legume, Productivity
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