Effect of leaf litter fall on baby corn intercrop under poplar-based agroforestry system

The experiment was conducted to estimate the effects of leaf litter fall on baby corn intercrop under poplar-based agroforestry system at SHIATS, Allahabad, UP during 2015–2016 growth season. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with three replications. In total ten treatments were tested on different plant characters viz plant height, number of leaves per plant, shoot dry weight, shoot fresh weight, stem diameter, cobs per plant, straw yield, cob yield, weight of leaf litter and harvest index. Analysis of variance showed that they were statistically significant. No removal of leaf litter significantly increased the yield parameters.