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Intercropping and Sources of Nitrogen on Biological Efficiency in Cotton

Volume : 96
Issue: Jul-dec
Pages: 356 - 361
Published: April 26, 2023
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Abstract


Field experiments were conducted at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, during winter (August-January) 2002-03 and 2003-04 in Cotton to evaluate the effect of intercropping and sources of nitrogen involving organic and inorganic sources. The treatments in the main plot consisted of Sole cotton, Cotton+Onion, Cotton+Blackgram, Cotton+ Greengram and Cotton +Lucerne. The subplot consisted of combinations of inorganic and organic manures namely, 100% recommended inorganic N, 75% inorganic N+ 25% N through poultry manure, 75% inorganic N+25% N through sunnhemp, 75% inorganic N+25% N through farm wastes and 75% inorganic N+25% N through weed compost. The experimental results revealed that cotton+blackgram intercropping with 75% inorganic N+25% N through poultry manure recorded lower weed density, higher cotton yield, cotton equivalent yield, better economics and higher post harvest nutrient status.

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356 - 361
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

Keywords


Cotton intercropping organics yield biological efficiency
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