Influence of Intercropping Ratios on Profitability of Chickpea-linseed Based Intercropping

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted on student instructional farm (SIF) at Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur during the rabi season 2019-20 and 2020-21, In the present experiment 24 treatments, were laid out in split plot design with three replications, where allocation of treatments to intercropping system with 8 treatments in main-plots and cultural practices in with 3 treatments in sub-plots. Chickpea and Linseed are shown in different ratio with different cultural practices. Chickpea & Linseed (variety avrodhi & shekhar) intercropping was taken for study. The results revealed that the profitability of intercropping system respond significantly with the different treatment combination. The highest cost of cultivation (37231 & 40067 rupees-1) was obtained sole cropping (I1 treatment), gross return (105082 & 116581 rupees ha-1), net return (69181 & 78124 rupees) and benefit cost ratio (1.292 & 1.303) was obtained with treatment {chickpea + linseed (5:1)} during both the years. The treatment combination I5 was gave superior result in terms of gross return, net return and B:C ratio, while maximum cost of cultivation was found in treatment I1 during 2019-20 and 2020-21.