PERFORMANCE OF CHICKPEA AND WHEAT UNDER MIXED AND INTERCROPPING AT VARlABLE SEEDING RATIOS AND ROW RA TJOS

Abstract

The e peri111e111 ' as laid intercropping under variable seeding ratio and r ut 1 n I and m izec mi ced cropping, intercropping and _ sole cropping, 1i ed cropping treatments · i·e 60%, chickpea 20o/o + wheat 80%, chickpea I OOo/o + ' heat l 00%. Intercropping tre tn ent er chickp a · r w ~ heat 2 ~ .._., cl i kp a 2 ro - i 'A' h at row chickpea broadcasting bet veen pair rows of wheat, wheat broadcasting bet een pair t cl tck a, chickp a and neat in alternat ro ./I , th h ck a 11d h at a sole crop produced higher values in aJI the yield components which resulted in ignificantl highest grain yi Id 1 60 t ha sole crop as ' ell as \ ell a mi: .. ed crop e cept that of' sole chickpea ' hich recorded chickpea 3 ro\ rs + \ heat 2 rov intercropping sy te111. hickpea seed broadca t d trom ur al nt _11 Id, 11 gJ1 r 1 I .alu '1.28 wa btarnec .. hickpea high air be monetary advantag from land use point of /iew ' a record · d from chic pea 3 row r wheat 2 ow 1111 .re tern. I J1 c n n re nat gross return, net return and B R Benef -iost Ratio ' ) n r r p t hickpe h t indicated that there was scop to iner ase the productivit h t nter r pp1ng und I thr u 11 chickp a and nd economic return arrangem ent.