V. Ramulu et al., Intercropping in pearlmillet (Pennisetum glaucum) with grain legumes and oilseed crops under rainfed conditions, I J AGRON, 43(3), 1998, pp. 382-386
A field experiment was conducted during the rainy (kharif) season of 1994 a
nd 1995 at New Delhi, to study the performance of various pearlmillet [Penn
isetum glaucum (L.) R. Br. emend. Stuntz]-based intercropping systems under
its 2 row arrangements. Significant reductions in tillers/m row length and
dry matter/plant were observed in pearlmiliet + cowpea [Vigna unguiculata
(L.) Walp.] and pearlmillet + sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) intercropping. Yi
eld attributes and grain yield recorded in pearlmillet + pigeonpea [Cajanus
cajan (L.) Millsp.], pearlmillet + groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) and pea
rlmillet + cowpea did not differ significantly with sole pearlmillet at 60
cm uniform row spacing. Maximum pearlmillet-grain equivalent was, however,
recorded with pearlmillet + pigeonpea intercropping.