ASSESSMENT OF SESAME BASED INTERCROPPING SYSTEM UNDER RAINFED SITUATION

S.K. SINGH¹*, A.K. SINGH^2
1Scientist, Agricultural Economics & Farm Management, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kaimur, 821116, Bihar, India
²Scientist, Agronomy, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kaimur, 821116, Bihar, India
* Corresponding Author : singhkumars1964@gmail.com

Received : 08-08-2023     Accepted : 28-10-2023     Published : 30-10-2023
Volume : 15     Issue : 10       Pages : 12729 - 12730
Int J Agr Sci 15.10 (2023):12729-12730

Keywords : Sesame, Pigeonpea, Blackgram, Yield, Yield Equivalent Ratio (YER), Land Equivalent Ratio (LER) and Significance Test
Academic Editor : Dr N. Indianraj, Dr Vijaya Lakshmi V, Sunita Kumari
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kaimur, 821116, Bihar, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The On Farm Trial was conducted at Bharehara village of Adhaura block in Kaimur district of Bihar for sesame based intercropping system to assess Yield Equivalent Ratio (YER), Land Equivalent Ratio (LER), income and BC ratio as well as also to achieve more net return and more land productivity over existing cultivation of sesame as sole crop for rainfed condition. Two technology options – sesame + pigeonpea (2:1) and sesame + blackgram (2:2) were assessed over existing farmers’ practices that was sesame as sole crop. No. of replications (no.of farmers) were eight and we found that Yield Equivalent Ratio YER) was found highest yield 6.34q/ha by intercropping of sesame with blackgram (2:2) in technology option - 2 followed by technology option - 1 (sesame with pigeonpea 2:1) which gave sesame equivalent yield 5.15q/ha. Lowest yield was achieved by farmers’ practice 4.20q/ha from sesame as sole crop. Net return and Benefit Cost Ratio were also found maximum in tech. option -2 followed by tech option -1

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