Inter-cropping and Border-cropping of Compatible Crops in Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana Gaertn.) under Garden Land Conditions |
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| Authors: | K Siddeswaran C Ramaswami |
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| Institution: | Contribution from Department of Agronomy Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India |
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| Abstract: | With a view to explore the possibility of developing the most economic and viable intercropping and border-cropping systems with nitrogen management in finger millet, an experiment was conducted at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India during summer season (December—March) under garden land condition. Different inter-crops tested were sorghum, sunflower, lady's finger, onion and cluster beans. The study indicated that intercropping and border-cropping in direct sown finger millet under irrigated condition were possible. The best and most remunerative border-crop as well as inter-crop in finger millet was onion. Application of 90 kg N/ha would be sufficient for such a cropping system in a sandy clay loam soil of medium fertility. Onion and cluster beans exhibited companion effect and sunflower and sorghum exerted competitive effect on growth and production of finger millet. |
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| Keywords: | Eleusine coracana Inter-cropping Border-cropping N fertilization garden land cropping system |
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