Effect of diverse cropping systems on crop indices and resource use efficiency under natural farming

Authors

  • Mohit Naik Department of Agronomy, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, H.P. - 176 062
  • Maan Chand Rana Department of Agronomy, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, H.P. - 176 062
  • Gurbhan Das Sharma Department of Agronomy, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, H.P. - 176 062
  • Tarun Sharma Department of Agronomy, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, H.P. - 176 062
  • Bharat Bhushan Rana Department of Agronomy, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, H.P. - 176 062

Keywords:

Crop indices, cropping system, efficiency, natural farming, productivity, resource use

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of diverse cropping systems on crop indices and resource use efficiency under natural farming during 2020-21 to 2021-22 with nine treatments (C1 -Maize - wheat, C2 - Black gram - wheat + gram, C3-Soybean - wheat + lentil, C4-Cowpea - wheat + mustard, C5-Okra - wheat + pea, C6-Maize + black gram - gram, C7-Maize + soybean - lentil, C8-Maize + cowpea–mustard and C9-Maize + okra - pea), replicated thrice in Randomized Block Design. The land equivalent ratio among the intercropping system was higher in first year but slightly drops by 0.92 % (C2) in rabi and 8.28 % (C7) in kharif 2021. C2 recorded significantly higher cultivated land utilization index, followed by C6. Both C6 and C2 recorded significantly higher land use efficiency while enhanced system productivity was observed in C5 followed by C9 and that of vice-versa for enhanced productivity efficiency.

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Published

2024-12-24

How to Cite

Naik, M., Rana, M. C., Sharma, G. D., Sharma, T., & Rana, B. B. (2024). Effect of diverse cropping systems on crop indices and resource use efficiency under natural farming. Himachal Journal of Agricultural Research, 50(2), 279–283. Retrieved from http://hjar.org/index.php/hjar/article/view/172601

Issue

Volume 50, Issue 2, December 2024

Section

Short Communication

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