Effect of Companion Cropping of Sesame on Development of Pigeonpea
Shailendra Pratap Singh *
Department of Soil Conservation and Water Management, C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.), India.
Naushad Khan
Department of Agronomy, C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.), India.
C. L. Maurya
Department of Seed Science and Technology, C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.), India.
Bal Veer Singh
Department of Agronomy, C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.), India.
Kaushal Kumar
Department of Soil Conservation and Water Management, C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.), India.
Sarvesh Kumar
Department of Soil Conservation and Water Management, C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.), India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The field study was laid out during two consecutive rainy seasons of 2016-17 and 2017-18 at Soil Conservation and Water Management Farm, C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur. The main objective was to find out the yield of main crop of pigeonpea and sesame and their economic I term of net profit. The fertility status of experimental plot was medium. The three treatments i.e., pigeonpea sole, sesame sole and pigeonpea + sesame (1+1) additive series were tested. The total productivity of pigeonpea + sesame was highest (20.30 q/ha) in comparison to pigeonpea sole (17.34 q/ha) and sesame alone (6.32 q/ha). The pooled data display that maximum cost of cultivation Rs. 56191/ha observed under pigeonpea + sesame cropping system. The highest gross return Rs. 116053/ha, net return Rs. 54862/ha and BCR 1:2.07 were also recorded with pigeonpea + sesame (1+1) additive series.
Keywords: BCR, companion cropping, net income, pigeonpea, pooled data