Intercropping of Mentha (Mentha arvensis L.) in Bed Planted Wheat (Triticum aestivum) in Rampur District of Uttar Pradesh

The present study was undertaken to compare the yield of bed planted wheat intercropped with two varieties of Mentha arvensis. The field experiment was conducted at KVK farm and at 5 farmers’ field in the district. Four treatments were studied viz. T1, wheat crop sown with seed drill. T2, wheat sown on raised bed. T3, wheat + mentha (variety Simsaryu1) on raised bed and T4, wheat + mentha (variety kosi) on raised bed. The results revealed that bed planted wheat resulted in 10.2 per cent higher grain yield over traditionally sown wheat crop with seed cum fertilizer drill. Among the two mentha varieties, Simsaryu 1 resulted in higher herbage and oil yield compared to Kosi variety. The B:C ratio of bed planted wheat was 2.14 and under intercropping of wheat with mentha variety Simsaryu1 it was 2.84. Highest net return was also recorded with intercropping of bed planted wheat with mentha variety SimSaryu1.