Dry matter production and productivity as influenced by staggered sowing of mustard intercropped at different row ratios with chickpea

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 189, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 169-175

  Singh, K K ^a   Rathi, K S ^a,b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF PULSES RESEARCH   (India)

^b Department of Agronomy   (India)

Author keywords

Chickpea and mustard; Dry matter yield; Intercropping; Nodule number; Productivity; Protein content and yield; Staggered sowing

Indexed keywords

DRY MATTER; INTERCROPPING; PRODUCTIVITY; SOWING; YIELD;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA JUNCEA; CICER; CICER ARIETINUM; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0037969158     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-037X.2003.00031.x     Document Type: Article

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