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Evaluation of Growth Performance and Biomass Yield of Oat (Avena sativa L.) and Lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) in Intercropping

Author: S.D. Ninama*, J.C. Shroff , S.N. Shah and M.K. Rathwa

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Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during rabi 2018-19 to study the growth and yield performance of Oat and Lucerne intercropping systems at Agronomy Farm, B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand. The study aimed to compare the productivity of Oat + Lucerne intercropping system with sole crops; and also to figure out most economical planting ratio for growing Oat and Lucerne in intercropping system. The experimental soil was loamy sand with good drainage and moisture retention capacity. Altogether, eight treatments comprising combinations of Oat + Lucerne with varied row ratios; along with sole Oat and Lucerne treatments were laid down in randomized block design replicated four times. The results showed that row ratio of 2:1(Oat + Lucerne) was suitable for attaining better plant growth, yield, Oat equivalent yield, land equivalent ratio and BCR. However, sole cropping of Oat and Lucerne was equally effective in producing higher number of tillers and increased y

Keywords

Intercropping, Land equivalent ratio, Oat equivalent yield and Net returns.

Conclusion

By looking at the current population of livestock, the forage and fodder availability is likely to be declined somewhat at some extent. The above research on forage intercropping was carried out by looking this scenario to full fill the requirement. The intercropping of oat and Lucerne with 2:1 row ratio found suitable for attaining better plant growth, yield, oat equivalent yield, land equivalent ratio and BCR. However, sole cropping of oat and Lucerne was also found equally effective in all those parameters.

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S.D. Ninama, J.C. Shroff , S.N. Shah and M.K. Rathwa (2022). Evaluation of Growth Performance and Biomass Yield of Oat (Avena sativa L.) and Lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) in Intercropping. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 14(1): 560-564.