Legume Research, volume 36 issue 4 (august 2013) : 338-343

EVALUATION OF RICEBEAN AND FRENCHBEAN AS INTERCROPS WITH MAIZE UNDER DIFFERENT ROW PROPORTIONS IN THE PENINSULAR REGION

H.M. Mohan, B.M. Chittapur*, S.M. Hiremath

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¹Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad 580 005, India

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Cite article:- Mohan H.M., Chittapur* B.M., Hiremath S.M. (2025). EVALUATION OF RICEBEAN AND FRENCHBEAN AS INTERCROPS WITH MAIZE UNDER DIFFERENT ROW PROPORTIONS IN THE PENINSULAR REGION. Legume Research. 36(4): 338-343. doi: .

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Ricebean and Frenchbean being non-conventional crops in the peninsular region an experiment was conducted to evaluate the possibility of growing these legumes and their suitability for intercropping with predominant cereal, maize in 1:1 and 1: 2 row proportions alongwith recommended check maize + soybean at Main Agricultural Research Station, Dharwad representing Northern transitional zone of Karnataka. Intercropping of maize + frenchbean grown in 1:2 row proportion produced higher maize equivalent yield (8068 kg ha-1) and assured more income (Rs. 29 054/- ha-1) while, ricebean was comparable to maize + soybean in productivity. Maize + soybean had significantly higher protein output (851 kg ha-1) than other systems. Intercropping of grain legumes also ensured better utilization of resources viz., land, soil moisture, nutrients and light.

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