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ean made this system economically advantageous<br />

(Table 6). Singh et al. (1978) found that a pairedrows<br />

system of planting increased the utilization of<br />

moisture from deeper layers. In the arid regions of<br />

Jodhpur in western India, Singh and Joshi (1980)<br />

found no significant difference in pearl millet yield<br />

grown as a sole crop or as an intercrop with any<br />

legume. But the incorporation of a legume increased<br />

the land-equivalent ratio up to 54% in some cases,<br />

and the monetary returns increased considerably.<br />

P r e v i o u s<br />

c r o p<br />

Mung<br />

Groundnut<br />

P e a r l<br />

m i l l e t<br />

Cowpea<br />

Pigeonpea<br />

5000<br />

1975<br />

1976<br />

1977<br />

3000<br />

1000<br />

0 30 60 0 30 60 0 30 60<br />

N i t r o g e n kg ha - 1<br />

Figure 3. Response of pearl millet to nitrogen when grown after various rainy season crops.<br />

Table 6. Effect of time, technique, and planting pattern on the productivity of pearl millet and mung.<br />

Treatments<br />

Pearl millet<br />

Grain yield (kg ha -1 )<br />

Mung<br />

Pearl millet equivalent<br />

(kg ha -1 )<br />

Paired-row 30/70 cm<br />

Direct seeded, 9 July<br />

Direct seeded, 29 July<br />

Transplanted, 29 July<br />

Direct seeded, 18 August<br />

2460<br />

2080<br />

2580<br />

850<br />

100<br />

250<br />

260<br />

320<br />

2670<br />

2880<br />

3100<br />

1480<br />

Treble-row 30/90 cm<br />

Direct seeded, 9 July<br />

Direct seeded, 29 July<br />

Transplanted, 29 July<br />

Direct seeded, 18 August<br />

Transplanted, 18 August<br />

2680<br />

2210<br />

2400<br />

790<br />

1550<br />

200<br />

420<br />

490<br />

420<br />

650<br />

3070<br />

3050<br />

3380<br />

1630<br />

2850<br />

Uniform-row pearl millet 50 cm<br />

Direct seeded, 9 July<br />

2460<br />

-<br />

2460<br />

Uniform-row mung 30 cm<br />

Direct seeded, 9 July<br />

-<br />

700<br />

1400<br />

SE<br />

±73<br />

±23<br />

Source: De et ai. 1978.<br />

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