Utilization of waste cultivable upland through Intercropping of fodder with Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan): Multi remedial approaches in agricultural system of Jharkhand

A field experiment was conducted under All India Coordinated Research Project on (Forage Crops & Utilization) with the collaboration of Agrostology unit of College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Ranchi (Jharkhand) to study the Suitability of different cereal and legume fodder as intercropped with Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) during three consecutive Kharif seasons from 2014 to 2016. Kharif fodders as Sorghum, Maize, Pearl millet, Soybean, Rice bean, Cowpea and Clustered bean were intercropped in between two paired row 60 cm apart of Pigeon pea (paired at 30 cm). Altogether eight treatments were replicated thrice and analyzed the results. Pooled data of three years showed that, more pigeon pea yield (10.058 q/ha) was obtained when pigeon pea intercropped with Soybean and which was about more than 4.5% than sole Pigeon pea ( 9.62 q/ha). However, intercropped Sorghum produced more green fodder yield (174.45 q/ha) and dry fodder yield (37.145 q/ha) as well as Land equivalent yield (LER) 1.527. While, productivity per day were maximum with fodder maize (2.56 q/ha/day as green) and (0.56 q/ha/day as dry). In System, Pigeon pea + Cowpea intercropping system produced more Pigeon pea yield equivalent (15.76 q/ha) which was nearly 64% more than sole Pigeon pea. In other word, yield advantage due to paired row intercropped with fodder Cowpea showed 64% yield advantages over sole.