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Table 2. Growth and yield attributing characters of wheat as affected by legume intercropping and N levels.<br />

Treatments<br />

Intercropping treatments<br />

T1:Solemaize(60cm)–<br />

wheat (Check)<br />

T2:Solemaize(60cm)<br />

with FYM @ 10t/ha -<br />

wheat<br />

T3: maize+blackgram<br />

(paired rows in 2:2 row<br />

ratio(30/90cm)-wheat<br />

T4: maize+soybean<br />

(paired rows in 2:2 row<br />

ratio(30/90cm)-wheat<br />

T5: maize+pigeonpea-<br />

(Alternate rows in1:1 row<br />

ratio(30/30cm)-wheat<br />

T6: maize+blackgram -<br />

(Alternate rows in1:1 row<br />

ratio (30/30cm)-wheat<br />

97-98<br />

83.21<br />

Growth and yield attributes<br />

Ear bearing tillers/m row Ear length (cm) Number of grains/ear<br />

Maize-wheat systems<br />

98-99 99-2k mean 97-98 98-99 99-2k mean 97-98 98-99 99-2k mean<br />

81.69 80.23 81.71 6.68 6.57 6.36 6.54 40.77 39.71 38.62 39.70<br />

84.64 83.76 83.84 84.08 7.61 7.63 7.60 7.61 43.27 43.04 43.20 43.17<br />

84.61 84.00 83.44 84.02 7.33 7.41 7.32 7.35 42.44 42.10 42.07 42.20<br />

85.37 84.89 83.43 84.56 7.49 7.44 7.43 7.45 42.69 42.69 43.22 42.87<br />

84.17 83.69 83.61 83.82 7.35 7.34 7.23 7.31 42.03 42.03 41.82 41.96<br />

83.42 83.23 83.51 83.39 7.31 7.26 7.22 7.26 42.30 42.28 42.38 42.32<br />

CD(P=0.05) 0.86 1.57 1.19 - 0.34 NS 0.33 - NS NS 2.19 -<br />

Nitrogen levels(kg/ha.)<br />

40 81.36 81.51 80.97 81.28 6.01 6.04 5.95 6.00 39.97 39.91 39.56 39.81<br />

100 84.92 84.12 83.91 84.32 7.89 7.87 7.76 7.84 43.08 42.78 42.54 42.80<br />

160 86.43 85.01 84.17 85.20 7.99 7.92 7.87 7.93 43.70 43.24 42.99 43.31<br />

CD(P=0.05) 0.61 1.11 0.84 - 0.23 0.56 0.23 - 2.06 1.62 1.55 -<br />

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