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Summer legume intercrop effects on yield and nitrogen economy of wheat in the succeeding season

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

S. P. Singh
S. P. Singh
Affiliation:
Division of Agronomy, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012, India
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Summary

The results of experiments conducted for 2 years in north-western India under irrigated conditions are described here. Wheat following legume intercrops gave increases in growth, yield attributes, yield and N uptake. Various legume intercrops such as groundnut, cow peas (both for fodder and grain) and greengram reduced the need of fertilizer nitrogen for wheat in the succeeding season by 30–84 kg/ha compared with sorghum.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 101 , Issue 2 , October 1983 , pp. 401 - 405
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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