Yield performance of lentil as a mixed crop with rapeseed

Authors

  • MS Islam On Farm Research Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Agricultural Research Station, Pabna
  • MA Islam On Farm Research Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Agricultural Research Station, Pabna
  • MA Begum Department of Agronomy, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh
  • M Maniruzzaman On Farm Research Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Agricultural Research Station, Pabna
  • MAU Alam On Farm Research Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Agricultural Research Station, Pabna

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/baj.v17i1.23674

Keywords:

lentil, lentil equivalent yield, mixed cropping, rapeseed

Abstract

Mixed crop cultivation of lentil and rapeseed could be a promising technology for yield maximization. The field experiment was carried out at multilocation testing site, Kashinathpur, Pabna during the rabi season of 2011-12 and 2012-13 to verify the performance of rapeseed as mixed crop with lentil at different seeding ratios. The treatment comprises for the experiment were T1: Sole lentil (100%), T2: Sole rapeseed (100%), T3: Lentil (100%) + Rapeseed (10%), T4: Lentil (100%) + Rapeseed (20%), T5: Lentil (100%) + Rapeseed (30%) and T6 :Farmers practice :Lentil (100%) + Rapeseed (15%). The highest lentil equivalent yield (2.22 t ha-1 in and 2.48 ) and maximum land equivalent ratios (1.27 and 1.28) were observed in T4 treatment in 2011-12 and 2012-13, respectively.. It was noted that all the mixed cropping systems produced higher equivalent yield and LER than that of their corresponding sole crops. . Cost and return analysis showed that the highest net return (Tk. 127774 ha-1) was found in T4 treatment while sole rapeseed gave the lowest net return (Tk. 60540 ha-1). Net return was always higher under mixed cropping system than that of sole cropping. The highest benefit cost ratio 3.48 was recorded from Lentil (100%) + Rapeseed (20%) where as the minimum (1.39) from soli rapeseed.

Bangladesh Agron. J. 2014, 17(1): 33-40

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MS Islam, On Farm Research Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Agricultural Research Station, Pabna



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Published

2015-06-15

How to Cite

Islam, M., Islam, M., Begum, M., Maniruzzaman, M., & Alam, M. (2015). Yield performance of lentil as a mixed crop with rapeseed. Bangladesh Agronomy Journal, 17(1), 33–40. https://doi.org/10.3329/baj.v17i1.23674

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Vol. 17 No. 1 (2014)

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