Vol. 11, Issue 12 (2022)

Author(s):
Kashmira Suresh Dudye, Umesh Sadanand Kudtarkar, VG Chavan, PS Bodake and Akash Maruti Awaghade

Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted during the Rabi 2019-20 at Agronomy Farm, College of Agriculture, Dapoli, Dist. Ratnagiri (M.S.), with objectives to quantify effect of row proportion of fodder maize and fodder cowpea on growth, quality, yield and economics. The present investigation encompassing fodder maize and fodder cowpea intercropped with various patterns, revealed that the intercropping indices 4:2 row proportion recorded highest land equivalent ratio (1.35), relative yield total (0.676), maize equivalent yield (346.31), relative yield and relative crowding coefficient (4.53) over all other intercropping treatments. And 4:1 row proportion recorded highest competitive ratio (5.15) and aggressively index (4.51). Most of the cowpea values of aggressively index were negative which indicated dominance of maize. The study concluded that values of most of the intercropping indices were highest for 4:2 row proportion and hence, it will be most advantageous in terms of land utilization and net yield.