标题：Comparative Performance and Production Potential of Hybrid Maize (Zea mays L.) with Urdbean (Vigna mungo) and Mungbean (Vigna radiata) Under Different Planting Patterns in Alluvial Soil
摘要：A field experiment was conducted during kharif season of 2013 on sandy loam soil. The experiment aimed toevaluate the performance of hybrid maize with urdbean and mungbean under different planting patterns. Inthis investigation, 9 treatment combinations viz., maize with normal (1:1), paired (2:2) and strip (3:3) plantedurdbean (Vigna mungo) and mungbean (Vigna radiata) along with all the three crops in their sole standswere tested in randomized block design with 3 replications. The study revealed that strip plantedmaize+urdbean (3:3) being on par with maize+mungbean (3:3) recorded significantly highest values ofgrowth parameters, nodulation habitat, yield attributes and yield of maize in terms of grain yield (45.6 q/ha)and stover yield (77.8 q/ha), except phenological parameters and mortality %. In terms of protein in maizegrains and nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium content in grains and stover, strip (3:3) planted maizeproved its superiority over sole and normal (1:1) planted maize. Likewise, in intercrops, all the growthparameters, yields, nutrients content and protein yield were statistically superior in their sole as compared tonormal (1:1), paired (2:2) and strip (3:3) planting with maize, except plant height.
