Studies on intercropping of pulse crops with pigeonpea under rainfed condition

The grain yield of pigeonpea was obtained by sole pigeonpea (1988 kg/ha) and the lowest when pigeonpea was intercropped with rajmah (1060 kg/ha). Three rows of mungbean intercropped in pigeonpea gave highest grain yield (1391 kg/ha) than three rows of rajmah intercropped in pigeonpea (1332.kg/ha). However, pigeonpea equivalent yield, net returns, LER and benefit cost ratio were higher with pigeonpea + mungbean inter cropping system (30.00 q/ha, Rs 33,553/ha, 1.34 and 3.23 respectively) over sole crop of pigeonpea (19.88 q/ha, Rs. 24,512/ha, 1.00 and 2.51 respectively).