Economic evaluation of crop management practices under cotton based intercropping system in Vertisol

Abstract

Economic evaluation of crop management practices under cotton based intercropping system in Vertisol was investigated during 2015-16 and 2016-17 on Research Farm, Department of Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola. The treatments comprised of control (only cotton), and cotton based intercropping systems viz. cotton + dhaincha (1:1), cotton + sunhemp (1:1), cotton + green gram (1:1), cotton + cow pea (1:1), cotton + black gram (1:1), cotton + pigeon pea (6:2) and cotton + soybean (1:1) which were executed in randomized block design with three replications. The highest seed cotton yield, gross monetary return and B: C ratio was registered with cotton + black gram intercropping system (1:1).