A trial was conducted under All India Coordinated Research Project farm, OUAT, Phulbani of Kandhamal district of Orissa during the year 2006–07 with the objective stoquantify the runoff and soil loss under different cropping systems and develop relationship among them. Results revealed that inter cropping of groundnut with pigeonpea planted along contour gave the highest rice equivalent yield (59 q ha−1) and lowest soil loss (6.27t ha−1) and lowest runoff of 230 mm followed by pigeon pea and groundnut strip cropping planted along the contour with rice equivalent yield of 54.43 q ha−1. Cultivated fallow gave the highest soil loss (15.75 t ha−1) and highest runoff of 388.97mm. Thus it can be concluded that intercropping of groundnut with pigeon pea planted along contour may be practiced to increase crop yield and reducing the soil loss and runoff in the hilly tribal areas of Kandhamal district.
Cropping system, Productivity, Runoff, Soil loss
