1Ravindra Tomar*, 1A.K. Srivastava, 2Divyesh Chandra Kala, 1Puspendra kumar and 3Ch. Hemant solanki
1Department of Agronomy, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur-208002 (U.P.)
2Deptt. of Soil Science, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar (Uttrakhand), India
3Department of Soil science, Allahabad School of Agriculture SHUATS Naini, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Received-05.11.2018, Revised-26.11.2018
Abstract: A field experiment was conducted at, student Instructional Farm (SIF) Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.) India during rabi season 2013-14. with an object to find out the effect on growth parameters and yield attributes of linseed and lentil as intercrops, with citronella (Cymbopogon winterianus). The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with 9 cropping system with different combination [sole citronella, sole linseed, sole lentil, citronella + linseed (100%), citronella + linseed (75%), citronella + linseed (50%), citronella + lentil (100%), citronella + lentil (75%), citronella + lentil (50%) each replicated four times (once in each replication). The citronella sole cropping system gave significantly the highest citronella equivalent oil yield than other cropping systems. Citronella + Linseed (50%) treatment ranked next in order of merit, proving significant better than other cropping system. Citronella + Lentil (100%) ranked next in order of merit, proving significant superior over other cropping system. Citronella sole brought about 57.35 (30.30%), 61.63 (33.32%), 84.56 (52.04%), 85.35 (53.09%), 90.45 (57.93%), 92.69 (60-63%), 179.27 (266.37%) and 192.80 (258.56%) lit/ha higher citronella equivalent oil yield than citronella + linseed (100%), citronella + linseed (75%), citronella + linseed (50%), citronella + lentil (100%), citronella + lentil (75%), citronella + lentil (50%), linseed sole and lentil sole respectively. LER was more than sole crops which showed and advantage of intercropping over sole system in terms of the use of environment resources for plant growth and development. LER values in citronella + linseed (75%) and citronella +linseed (100%) intercropping system was 1.34.
Keywords: Residual fertility, LER, Citronella, Growth parameters,Yield attributes
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