Evaluation of faba bean based crop diversification in Eastern India

Published

2019-12-31

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5958/0974-0112.2019.00111.7

Keywords:

Vicia faba, broad bean, potato, lady's finger, cowpea.
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Authors

  • Anil Kumar Singh ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna 800014, Bihar
  • Ajay Kumar ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna 800014, Bihar
  • A. Rahman ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna 800014, Bihar
  • P.K. Sundaram ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna 800014, Bihar
  • A. Upadhyaya ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna 800014, Bihar

Abstract

Crop diversification experiment was undertaken with faba bean, a potential vegetable legume crops for rainfed as well as irrigated ecosystem and performs well over wide range of soils and agro-climatic conditions. Experimentation was done with five cropping systems under the partial rainfed and fully irrigated conditions. The highest rice equivalent yield of 25.01 t/ha was recorded under irrigated conditions with cropping system rice-faba bean + maize (cob) - green gram cropping system; however, the lowest yield of 16.29t/ha was recorded with rice-faba bean + lentil- green gram, under partial rainfed condition. Overall maximum land productivity of Rs. 2.0/ha was for the rice-faba bean + maize (cob) - green gram cropping system under the irrigated conditions with system’s water productivity 1.42-1.79 kg/m3. The maximum net return of Rs.1.28/ha was for rice - faba bean - green gram under the irrigated ecosystem. The benefit-cost ratio in such diversification was ranged from 1.53 - 2.99. The crop diversification with faba bean not only improved the system productivity but also strengthen the sustainability of the soil.

How to Cite

Singh, A. K., Kumar, A., Rahman, A., Sundaram, P., & Upadhyaya, A. (2019). Evaluation of faba bean based crop diversification in Eastern India. Indian Journal of Horticulture, 76(04), 707–713. https://doi.org/10.5958/0974-0112.2019.00111.7

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