Abstract

Effect of shade on the growth performance and seed output of Pigeon pea intercrop showed that gradual increase in shade progressively decreased the plant height, no. of branches, no. of pods, and seeds per plant and finally per hectare grain yield. General growth parameters and pulse yield data of Pigeon pea were higher in the first, second and third year of Rubber (GT 1) growth, but became abruptly reduced in the fourth year due to closure of tree shade, thereby indicating that Pigeon pea can be grown in the inter row spaces profitably in the first 3 years and its continuation beyond third year will be uneconomical.

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