PRODUCTIVITY OF WHEAT AND PEANUT IN INTERCROPPING SYSTEM
M.K.B. Uddin,
S. Naznin*, M.A. Kawochar, R.U. Choudhury and M.A. Awal
*Corresponding Author; E-mail: nazninsau@gmail.com
Abstract
An experiment was conducted
to study the productivity performances of wheat and peanut in intercropping
association. In this association, wheat was considered as main crop and peanut
as intercrop. The experiment comprised of four treatments namely, sole wheat,
sole peanut, single row intercropping (1W:1P i.e., one row of wheat followed by
one row of peanut), and double row intercropping (1W:2P i.e., one row of wheat
followed by two rows of peanut). The highest grain yield of wheat (3.21 t ha-1)
was harvested from sole cropping of wheat which was about 40 and 20% higher
than that of single row (1.93 t ha-1) and double row (2.56 t ha-1)
intercropping, respectively. Similarly, the highest nut yield of peanut (3.02 t
ha-1) was produced by sole peanut which was 35 and 7% higher than
those of single row (1.97 t ha-1) and double row (2.82 t ha-1 )
in intercropping, accordingly. On the other hand, the single and double row
combination in intercropping systems gave the highest land equivalent ratio
(1.45 and 1.53 accordingly) and area time equivalent ratio (1.21 and 1.36,
respectively). In both the single and double row intercropping systems, wheat
exhibited higher competitive ratio (1.22 and 1.29). Concerning all the
characters studied and economical factors analyzed, it was revealed that the
wheat and peanut crops were compatible in their intercropping association,
where double row intercropping system was superior to their sole stands or
single row intercropping system.
Key words: Productivity, Iintercropping, Wheat
and Peanut.
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