Effect of lentil intercropping on growth, yield and quality of wheat (Triticum aestivum)

Abstract

The field experiment was conducted on sandy loam soil, low organic carbon, available N, available P and high in available K during the Rabi season of 2016-2017 at Research farm of khalsa College, Amritsar. The experiment was laid out in Randomised Block Design with 10 treatments T1: Sole wheat, T2: Sole lentil, T3: Sole wheat on 67.5 cm beds, T4 Sole lentil on 67.5 cm beds, T5: Sole wheat on 67.5 cm beds (AFI), T6: Sole lentil on 67.5 cm beds (AFI), T7: wheat + lentil in 2:1 on 67.5 cm beds, T8: wheat + lentil in 2:1 on 67.5 cm beds (AFI), T9: wheat + lentil in 2:2 on 90 cm beds, T10 wheat + lentil in 2:2 on 90 cm beds (AFI) with three replications. Maximum plant height, LAI, Dry matter accumulation, Grain yield, Straw yield, N-content were recorded in 2:1 row ratio of wheat + lentil on 67.5 cm beds (T7) which were significantly superior over sole wheat and intercropped on flat and beds (T1, T5, T8 and T10) and at par with sole and intercropped on beds (T3 and T9).