Nutrient economy and herbage. productivity in oat (Avena sativa) berseem (Difoliurn alexandrinurn) intercrop association
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https://doi.org/10.59797/ija.v46i3.3288Keywords:
Herbage yield, Oat, Berseem, Intercropping, Nutrient level, Economics, Yield advantageAbstract
A field experiment was conducted at Ranchi during the winter season of 1997 98 and 1998 99, to assess the nutrient economy and herbage productivity in 1:l ratio of oat (Avena sativa L.) berseem (Trifolium alexandrinurn L.) intercropping system. Oat fertilized with 75% recommended dose of NPK berseem at 100% NPK produced 41.2% and 58.6% more green herbage over sole stand (100% NPK) of oat and berseem respectively. The same also accounted for the highest net return (Rs 21,242/ha), net returnlrupee investment (Rs 3.1 9lRe) along with i almost similar monetary advantage when the both component species were grown at,100% NPK. The same treatment also gave better land equivalent ratio (LER 1.69).References
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