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Original Research Articles                      Volume : 9, Issue:9, September, 2020

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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.2020.9(9): 461-464
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.909.058


Influence of Crop Geometry and Intercropping on Growth Characters and Light Interception in Pearlmillet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.)]
Nagarajan1*, S. Sanbagavalli1, C. Jayanthi1, Ga. Dheebakaran2 and A. Senthil3
1Department of Agronomy, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, 2Agro Climate Research Centre,  3Department of Crop Physiology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
*Corresponding author
Abstract:

The field experiment was conducted in Eastern Block farm, Department of Agronomy, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore during Kharif season (July-October) of 2019. The experiment was designed in split plot design and replicated thrice. In main plots viz., crop geometry [M1-Pearlmillet in 45 x 15 cm, M2-Pearlmillet in 60 x 15 cm, M3-Pearlmillet in paired row sowing 30/60 X 15 cm and M4-Pearlmillet in paired row sowing 30/90 x 15 cm] and intercropping [S1-Greengram, S2-Sesame and S3-No intercrop] were allotted in subplots. Statistically there was no significant influence by crop geometry and intercropping on plant height. Crop geometry influence the number Higher LI was found in M­1 (45cm X 15cm) at all the stages of crop and lower LI was observed in­ M­4 (Pearlmillet in paired row sowing 30/90 x 15 cm). From the above results main crop as well as intercrop may grow well in paired row sowing 30/90 x 15 cm because the intercrops receive more solar radiation.


Keywords: Pearlmillet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.)]

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Nagarajan, K., S. Sanbagavalli, C. Jayanthi, Ga. Dheebakaran and Senthil, A. 2020. Influence of Crop Geometry and Intercropping on Growth Characters and Light Interception in Pearlmillet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.)].Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 9(9): 461-464. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.909.058
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