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International Conference on Reimagining Rainfed Agro-ecosystems: Challenges &<br />

Opportunities during 22-24, December 2022 at ICAR-CRIDA, Hyderabad<br />

T9<br />

Maize +<br />

Blackgram<br />

(1:1)<br />

18.75 1.55 24.57 1.12 27500 25444 1.93 5.04<br />

CD (5%) - - 3.85.0 - - - - -<br />

Among the different intercropping systems highest maize equivalent yield (MEY) <strong>of</strong> 3449 kg<br />

ha -1 was obtained in maize + cowpea (1:1) with the corresponding highest values <strong>of</strong> net returns,<br />

LER, B:C ratio and RWUE <strong>of</strong> Rs. 45353 ha -1 , 1.20, 2.68 and 7.07 kg ha -1 -mm, respectively<br />

over Maize + greengram (1:1) with the corresponding values <strong>of</strong> net returns, LER, B:C ratio and<br />

RWUE <strong>of</strong> Rs. 27831 ha -1 , 1.11, 1.98 and 5.39 kg ha -1 -mm, respectively. Maize+marigold (1:1)<br />

with the corresponding values <strong>of</strong> net returns, LER, B:C ratio and RWUE <strong>of</strong> Rs. 2468 kg ha -1 -<br />

mm, 1.08, 1.83 and 5.10 kg ha -1 -mm, respectively. Similar higher net returns and B:C ration<br />

was obtained by Marer et al., 2007 followed by While the lowest MEY <strong>of</strong> 2457 kg ha -1 was<br />

registered in maize + blackgram (1:1) treatment with RWUE <strong>of</strong> 5.04 kg ha -1 -mm owever,<br />

among the sole systems, sole cowpea registered highest maize equivalent yield to the tune <strong>of</strong><br />

3938 kg ha -1 while the lowest MEY <strong>of</strong> 1783 kg ha -1 was obtained in sole blackgram. Similar<br />

findings were observed by Parimala devi et al., 2019 under maize-based intercropping.<br />

Conclusion<br />

In can be safely concluded that highest maize equivalent yield can be realized by adopting the<br />

Maize + cowpea (1:1) intercropping system instead <strong>of</strong> growing the sole maize, which not only<br />

improved the crop productivity and economic returns per unit area and time while it also<br />

provide the ways to avert total crop failures in rainfed farming situations in the face <strong>of</strong> weather<br />

aberrations particularly during Kharif season<br />

References<br />

Parimaladevi C, Ramanathan SP, Senthil Kumar N, Suresh S. 2019. Evaluation <strong>of</strong> maize based<br />

intercropping systems in Thamirabarani basins <strong>of</strong> Tamil Nadu. J. Pharmacognosy<br />

Phytochem., (8): 4051-4056.<br />

Sharma A, Maruthi Sankar S, Arora S, Guptav, Singh B, Kumar J, Mishra P K. 2013. Analyzing<br />

effects for sustainable rainfed maize productivity in foothills <strong>of</strong> Northwest Himalayas.<br />

Field Crop Res., 145: 96-105.<br />

Shyamal Kheroar and Bikas Chandra Patra. 2013. Advances <strong>of</strong> maize legume Intercropping<br />

systems. J. Agric. Sci. Techn., 733-744.<br />

Umeed S, Saad A A and Singh S R. 2008. Production potential, biological feasibility and<br />

economic viability <strong>of</strong> maize (Zea mays)- based intercropping systems under rainfed<br />

conditions. Indian J. Agric. Sci., 78(12) 1023-1027.<br />

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