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Table 54. Land Equivalent Ratio and height and maturity differences of sorghum and pearl millet
genotypes in intercropping on Alflsol at ICRISAT Center, 1976-1977.
Land Equivalent Ratio Height Maturity
Sorghum 4- Pearl millet Sorghum Millet Total ( S > M cm) a (S > M days) a
Y 75 + PHB 14 0.80 0.52 1.32 + 59 + 21
GE 196 + G A M 75 0.25 1.06 1.31 - 2 - 1 4
Y 75 + G A M 75 0.69 0.55 1.24 + 104 + 9
CSH-6 + PHB 14 0.64 0.54 1.18 - 2 + 8
GE 196 + Ex-Bornu 0.14 1.03 1.17 - 8 7 - 9
Y 75 + Ex-Bornu 0.42 0.71 1.13 + 19 + 14
Y 75 + G A M 73 0.57 0.55 1.12 + 102 + 18
CSH-6 + Ex-Bornu 0.38 0.72 1.10 - 4 2 + 1
IS 9237 + Ex-Bornu 0.39 0.71 1.10 - 2 5 + 11
CSH-6 + G A M 75 0.53 0.53 1.06 - 4 3 - 4
GE 196 + PHB 14 0.20 0.85 1.05 - 4 7 - 2
IS 9237 + PHB 14 0.45 0.59 1.04 + 15 + 18
GE 196 + G A M 73 0.22 0.82 1.04 - 4 - 5
CSH-6 + G A M 73 0.48 0.51 0.99 + 41 + 5
IS 9237 + G A M 73 0.42 0.56 0.98 + 58 + 15
IS 9237 + G A M 75 0.35 0.61 0.96 + 60 + 6
a S > M refers to the amount the sorghum exceeds pearl millet in height (cm) or in maturity (days).
Table 55. Yields and Land Equivalent Ratios of pigeonpea intercropped with Setaria and groundnut at
ICRISAT Center, 1976-1977.
Pigeonpea Setaria Groundnut Total
Yield LER Yield LER Yield LER LER
Alfisol
P S S S a
P G G G
P S G S
P S G G G S
(kg/ha)
400
400
350
270
0.85
0.85
0.74
0.58
(kg/ha)
1860
1420
970
0.75
0.57
0.39
(kg/ha)
970
240
380
0.69
0.17
0.27
1.60
1.54
1.48
1.24
Vertisol
P S S S
P G G G
P S G S
P S G G G S
700
1070
810
630
0.57
0.88
0.66
0.52
1970
1840
1480
1.11
1.04
0.84
220
70
250
0.41
0.13
0.46
1.68
1.29
1.83
1.82
a P = pigeonpea, S - Setaria, and G = groundnut.
Distance between all intercropping rows was 37.5 cm.
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