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Ameta and Sharma<br />

Table 5: Contribution of different legumes on fixation of atmospheric Nitrogen* under different<br />

intercropping treatments (kg/ha).<br />

Intercropping treatments Total N Total N Built up of soil Atmospheric N<br />

applied removed N<br />

fixed<br />

Maize-wheat (Check) 1800 2103 34 ---<br />

Maize+blackgram (paired rows in<br />

2:2 row ratio(30/90cm)-wheat<br />

1845 2475 181 128.0<br />

Maize+soybean (paired rows in 2:2<br />

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

1860 2553 231 170.67<br />

Maize+pigeonpea-<br />

(Alternate rows in1:1 row<br />

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

1860 2490 118 111.67<br />

Maize+blackgram -(Alternate rows<br />

in1:1 row ratio(30/30cm)-wheat<br />

1845 2529 110 122.33<br />

* Computed from soil and plant analysis data of three year<br />

Plant height and<br />

drym atter<br />

Pl.height drymatter shelling% Yield<br />

200<br />

150<br />

100<br />

50<br />

0<br />

T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6<br />

Intercropping treatments<br />

80<br />

60<br />

40<br />

20<br />

0<br />

Grain yield and<br />

shelling %<br />

Figure 1. Effect of intercropping treatments on yield and yield attributes of maize.<br />

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