In order to evaluate the effect of Cropping Module and Row Ratio on Growth and Quality of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) + Linseed (Linium usitatissium L.), the experiment was carried out on well drained sandy clay loam soil, low in organic carbon and available nitrogen, medium in available phosphorus, potassium, sulphur and moderately alkaline in pH, at crop research centre of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut (U.P.), during 2021-22 the experiment was comprising with 16 treatments consisting combination of 4 intercropping and 4 cropping modules. viz., chickpea sole, linseed sole, chickpea + linseed in ratio of 1:1, chickpea + linseed in ratio of 2:1 and 4 cropping module viz., control with no use of any nutrient management option, inorganic module with recommended dose of fertilizers NPKS, organic module with FYM, Tricoderma, seed inoculation by Rhizobium, PSB and natural module with seed treatment beejamruith, foliar application of jeewamruith, soil application of panchgavya. Chickpea and linseed variety Avrodhi and Garima was tested in split plot design with 3 replications. Thus, in the intercropping chickpea crop with ratio of 2:1 and linseed crop with ratio of 1:1 found better than the rest of the treatments and cropping module inorganic cropping module found better than rest of the cropping module. Found maximum growth (plant height, dry matter accumulation and number of nodules), protein content and yield, oil content and yield.

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), Linseed (Linium usitatissium L.), Inorganic module, Organic module, Natural module, Intercropping

In the light of the results obtained from this investigation it can be concluded that chickpea and linseed both performed individually better in sole stand Among the intercropping system the chickpea + linseed with the ratio of 2:1 performed significantly higher growth parameters, quality and nutrient uptake. Whereas linseed performed better in 1:1 ratio. In the cropping module Inorganic module performed better than organic and natural module, but according to soil health organic and natural module is beneficial.

Aparna Verma, R.B. Yadav, Sandeep Kumar Verma, Sushmita and Shalini Roy (2022). Effect of Cropping Module and Row Ratio on Growth and Quality of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) + Linseed (Linium usitatissium L.) Intercropping. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 14(3): 1647-1651.