Author(s):

CB Patil, AS Karle and DN Gokhale

Abstract: An experiment was conducted at the Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani during rabi seasons of 2016-17 and 2017-18. Sixteen intercropping treatments including sole crops were tested in randomized block design. Safflower crop and intercrops viz., sorghum, wheat, chickpea, lentil and linseed were tested in 1:3 and 2:4 row proportions in replacement series. Safflower variety PBNS-12, sorghum variety Parbhani Moti, wheat variety Trimbak, chickpea variety Akash, lentil variety JL-3 and linseed variety PKVNL-260 were used. Pooled results revealed that safflower + chickpea (2:4) intercropping system recorded highest Safflower Equivalent Yield (2214 kg ha^-1) followed by sole chickpea (2144 kg ha^-1), sole safflower(2125 kg ha^-1) and safflower + chickpea (1:3) intercropping system (2099 kg ha^-1). Gross Monetary Returns, Net Monetary Returns and B: C ratio followed the similar trend. It can be concluded that safflower + chickpea (2:4) intercropping system is beneficial among all safflower based intercropping systems under protective irrigation on vertisol followed by sole chickpea, sole safflower and safflower + chickpea (1:3) intercropping system.

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