@article{jfs2013128,
author={{NANDAN, BRIJ and SHARMA, B.C. and KUMAR, ANIL},
title={Mitigating Food Security Options through Climate Resilient Mustard-maize Based Intercropping Sequences for North-western ¨CHimalayas},
journal={Journal of Food Security},
volume={1},
number={2},
pages={58--64},
year={2013},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/jfs/1/2/8},
abstract={Field experiments were conducted at Dry Land Research Sub-station of Sher-e Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu during <i>rabi (winter) (winter)</i> season of 2008-09 to <i>kharif (monsoon)(monsoon)</i> season of 2010 on the same site and layout. The experimental field was well drained upland with bulk density of 1.46 Mg/m<SUP>3</SUP>. The soil of the experimental site was sandy loam with low in organic carbon (0.42%), available nitrogen (174.2 kg/ha) and medium in available phosphorus (16.5 kg/ha), potassium (124.0 kg/ha) and sulphur (20.4 kg/ha). The study was conducted with the objective to identify the most suitable and promising mustard-maize intercropping sequence in changing climate scenario under <i>kandi</i> areas of Jammu region. The two years experimental findings revealed that the system productivity (47.0 and 49.1 kg/ha/day), production efficiency (59.6 and 62.3), nitrogen build up (18.7 kg/ha)and net returns (Rs.71608 and Rs.71090 /ha) with a benefit ¨Ccost ratio of 2.54 and 2.32 during the year 2008-09 and 2009-10,respectively were higher in the sequence where mustard was intercropped with fieldpea when succeeded by maize grown in association with cowpea followed by the sequence mustard+fieldpea succeeded by maize in association with moongbean intercropping sequences.},
doi={10.12691/jfs-1-2-8}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}