ANIL KUMAR, S. K. SHARMA, MEHAK NAGORA AND JYOTI KHATKAR
Department of Agronomy, CCS HAU, Hisar-125 004 (Haryana), India
Department of Soil Science, CCS HAU, Hisar-125 004 (Haryana), India
*(e-mail: anilmoun28@gmail.com)
(Received: 7 July 2025; Accepted: 21 August 2025)
SUMMARY
A Field experiment was conducted during Kharif 2020 to evaluate the performance of pearl millet–legume intercropping under rainfed conditions. The experiment comprises 11 treatments viz., pearlmillet sole at 45 cm, mungbean sole at 45 cm, clusterbean sole at 45 cm, pearlmillet + mungbean (2:2) at 45 cm, pearlmillet + clusterbean (2:2) at 45 cm, pearlmillet + mungbean (4:4) at 45 cm, pearlmillet + clusterbean (4:4) at 45 cm, pearlmillet + mungbean (6:6) at 45 cm, pearlmillet + clusterbean (6:6) at 45 cm, pearlmillet + mungbean (8:4) at 30 cm and pearlmillet + clusterbean (8:4) at 30 cm. Under experimentation, pearlmillet (HHB 67 Improved), mungbean (MH 421) and clusterbean (HG 2-20) were laid out in randomized block design with four replications. The results showed that yield attributes viz. total tillers/plant, effective tillers/plant and ear head length and yield viz. grain and stover yield of pearl millet were recorded significantly higher in sole pearlmillet while in intercropping system pearlmillet + mungbean (8:4) at 30 cm recorded higher yield attributes and yield as compared to rest of intercropping treatments. Among all treatments, pearlmillet equivalent yield (3109 kg/ha) and economics viz. gross, net return (Rs. 41256/ha) and B:C ratio (2.61) of pearlmillet + mungbean (8:4) at 30 cm observed higher over rest of the treatments.
Key words: Pearlmillet, mungbean, clusterbean, intercropping and economic