Review on Pigeonpea based Fodder Intercropping System

Author: Rajashree*, Eramma and Sahana

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Abstract

ABSTRACT: Pigeonpea being a wide spaced and long duration crop gives ample opportunity to practice intercropping. Now-a-days fodder scarcity has become a major problem. There is a huge gap between fodder supply and fodder demand. This gap can be minimised by intensive cultivation of fodder crops. The inter row spacing of pigeonpea can be utilised for cultivating short duration fodder crops. This will not only help in mitigating fodder scarcity issues but also helps in improving the pigeonpea growth and yield. Several research studies have reported that intercropping fodder crops in pigeonpea have numerous benefits such as efficient utilisation of time, space, light and energy. It will also improve the system productivity.

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Keywords: Fodder crop, growth, intercrop, PEY and pigeonpea.