FIRB Intercropping of Vegetables and Seed Spices with Wheat for Higher Productivity and Profitability of Small and Marginal Farmers

A field experiment was conducted for two consecutive years commencing from 2014-2015 to 2015-2016 at ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal, Haryana, India to assess the productivity and profitability of vegetables and seed spices intercropping with wheat under bed planting. Pooled analysis showed that radish planted on bed recorded maximum wheat equivalent yield (113.55 q/ha), which was significantly higher than all other...