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Effects of Intercropping on Yield and Returns in Corn and Sorghum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

K. Anand Reddy ,
K. Raj Reddy  and
M. Devender Reddy
K. Anand Reddy
Affiliation:
Department of Agronomy, AP Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad – 500 030 (AP), India
K. Raj Reddy
Affiliation:
Department of Agronomy, AP Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad – 500 030 (AP), India
M. Devender Reddy
Affiliation:
Department of Agronomy, AP Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad – 500 030 (AP), India
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Summary

The yield and gross returns (Rs/ha) were studied over two years in three experiments on intercropping in corn and sorghum. Paired-row planting recorded 8 to 12% and 44% higher yield in corn and sorghum respectively over conventional equidistant planting at the same plant populations. Additional gross returns due to intercropping ranged from 24 to 76% in corn (1975–76 winter) and 4 to 56% in corn and 15 to 75% in sorghum (1976 rainy season) compared to pure crops. Intercropping was beneficial, particularly in the limited cropping periods of this semi-arid tropical zone.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , April 1980 , pp. 179 - 184
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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