Impact on Maize (Zea mays) Crop Productivity and Yield Parameters with Intercropping of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) and Moong Bean (Vigna radiata L.)

The current study evaluated the impact of intercropping Cowpea and Moong bean on Maize yield its constituent parts. Nine different treatments were used in experiment viz., (T1) sole Maize, (T2) Cowpea, (T3) bean, (T4) + (1:1), (T5) (1:2), (T6) (1:3), (T7) (T8) (1:2) and, (T9) (2:1) a randomized block design with three replications Kharif season. findings showed that intercropped plants had greater potential produced higher values for majority studied criteria, including plant height, chlorophyll meter reading (SPAD) number cobs plant-1, rows cob-1, grains row-1, 100-grain weight, straw grain yields Intercrop’s seed less than Maize. was best treatment having highest (5915.83 kg ha-1), maximum LER (1.8) MEY (kg ha-1) (11663.36). This clearly demonstrated advantages legumes. is because leguminous crops can provide additional nutrients to crop through biological nitrogen fixation (BNF). Additionally legumes improve declined soil productivity by enhancing overall conditions like chemical, biological, physical. increased availability enhancement physical, chemical properties growth, leading yield. it boosts conservation providing more ground cover mono-cropping.