Effect of Intercropping on Yield Attributes of Chickpea and Safflower Under Different Soil Moisture Regimes and Population Densities

Abstract

AbstractAn experiment with eight cropping systems (pure and intercropping) with three levels of irrigations I0, I1 and I2 based on the physiological growth stages of safflower and chickpea was conducted during the rabi (winter) season of 1983—84 and 1984—85. The eight cropping systems were CS1— sole chickpea, CS2— sole safflower, CS3— paired rows of chickpea, CS4— paired rows of safflower, CS5— chickpea + 50% safflower, CS6— safflower + 50% chickpea, CS7— chickpea + 75% safflower and CS8— safflower + 75% chickpea. Sole crop of chickpea always had higher yield component than inter‐cropping. However, none of the yield components in safflower was influenced by intercropping except number and weight of capsules per plant in 1983—84 only. With regard to levels of irrigation chickpea and safflower responded to two irrigations.