SUDHAKAR SINGH*, ABHINEET, DEEPAK PANDEY, ANKIT SINGH, VEERENDRA KUMAR, VISHAL SINGH AND RAJVIR SINGH
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Modipuram, Meerut, U.P., India
Integral University, Lucknow, U.P., India
KNIPSS, Sultanpur, U.P., India
Invertis University, Bareilly, U.P., India
*(e-mail : sudhakar3382@gmail.com)
(Received : 16 December 2023; Accepted : 30 December 2023)
SUMMARY
The experiment was conducted during 2016-17 at Crop Research Centre of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut (U.P.) to evaluate the effect of different forage based cropping sequences on total dry matter yield, crude protein content and protein yield. The field experiment was consisted of six treatments as cropping sequences and they were tested in Randomized Block Design with four replications viz. Sorghum (F)–Berseem- Maize (F)+Cowpea (F), Sorghum (F)+Guar (F)-Oat (F)-Maize (F)-Cowpea (F), Sorghum (F)+Cowpea (F)-Barley (F)-Maize (F)+Cowpea (F), Rice-Wheat-Maize (F)+Cowpea (F), Rice–Berseem-Sorghum (F), Sorghum (F)+Cowpea (F)–Wheat-Sorghum (F)+Cowpea (F). Among six crop sequences tested total dry matter yield was found maximum under Sorghum (F)–Berseem-Maize (F)+Cowpea (F) (420.60 q/ha) which was recorded in treatment T1 and minimum dry matter yield was found in crop sequence Sorghum (F)+Cowpea (F)–Wheat-Sorghum (F)+Cowpea (F) (250.66 q/ha) which was obtained in the treatment T6. Total protein yield was recorded highest in crop sequence of Sorghum (F)-Berseem- Maize (F)+Cowpea (F) (38.40 q/ha) which was recorded in crop sequence T1, whereas lowest in Sorghum (F)+Cowpea (F)–Barley (F)-Maize (F)+Cowpea (F) (19.40 q/ha) was recorded in the crop sequence T3.
Key words: Cropping sequences, protein content, dry matter