Intercropping of cereal with legume Crops

The technique of farming two or more crops in the same field at time is known as intercropping. It has been practiced for decades. provides a number benefits, including efficient and effective resource utilization, less soil erosion, increased yield output on limited cultivated field, risk reduction smallholder farmers, higher income per unit work during times labor scarcity. Intercropping legumes with cereals, general, allows energy-efficient continuous agriculture. However, world's population grows, lack arable land major developmental limitation many rising countries' capacity to meet their basic food nutritional demands. most popular types intercropping used overcome poorly farmed terrain are mixed intercropping, row strip influenced by variety factors, choice compatible species, timing establishment/planting, knowledge physiology species be time, growth habits, plant density, canopy root architecture, water nutrient usage. Various competition indices cereal-legume have measure crop efficiency area land. Only few these Land Equivalent Ratio, Area Time Aggressivity, Relative Crowding Coefficient, Competitive Actual Yield Loss. A well-managed system found beneficial impacts utilization combined production low-input past. useful strategy sustainable agriculture security address all farmers developing countries.