Vol. 12, Issue 5 (2023)

Author(s):
Subhasmita Parida, R Bajpai, SB Agrawal, BS Dwivedi and RB Singh

Abstract:
An investigation was carried out in 2022-23 at Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. Treatments consisted of 7-year old Gmelina arborea tree (8 m x 2.5 m spacing) as woody crop and arhar, cowpea and greengram as intercrops in kharif season. The experiment was carried out in Randomized Block Design. Various growth parameters like crop height, number of branches, number of pods per plant and grain yield of the crops were studied. Arhar sole reflected significantly higher height growth (198 cm) at harvest whereas Greengram as sole as well as with Gmelina arborea recorded significantly lower value (56 cm, 50 cm, respectively). Significant variation was also observed in number of branches which ranged from 5.2-21.2durig harvest. Arhar sole recorded significantly higher value and Greengram as sole as well as with Gmelina arborea recorded significantly lower value. The number of pods varied from 16.4-97.2. Arhar sole had significantly higher number of pods whereas Cowpea as sole as well as with Gmelina arborea recorded significantly lower number of pods. Grain yield of different intercrops ranged from 7.42-9.26 q/ha. Arhar sole reflected significantly higher yield (9.26 q/ha). Greengram with Gmelina arborea recorded significantly lower yield.