Influence of Intercropping and Weed Control Measures on Weeds and Productivity of Rainfed Maize (Zea mays)

The highest weed control efficiency (45.3%) was recorded in sole maize crop with alachlor at 1.5 kg ha−1 supplemented with hand weeding, closely followed by maize+blackgram intercropping with same weed control practice (37.1%). Intercropping with soybean or blackgram increased the maize grain yield by 18.8 and 16.6% over sole maize crop. Significantly higher maize equivalent was recorded in maize+soybean intercropping with alachlor at 1.5 kg ha−1 supplemented with hand weeding (8803 kg ha−1), followed closely by maize+soybean with alachlor alone (8103 kg ha−1).