Impact of maize+blackgram intercropping system and influence of plant geometry on growth parameters

A field experiment was conducted during kharif season 2015-16 at a farm of SGRR(PG) College to study the maize+ blackgram intercropping system to planting geometry. The soil of the experimental field was well drained, sandy loam and slightly alkaline in reaction. The treatment comprises of two cropping system (Maize+blackgram and maize alone), Two planting geometries (normal and paired) The result indicated that growth parameter (plant height, plant spread and dry matter accumulation per plant) in maize were significantly superior in Maize+Blackgram intercropping system then the sole crop.