Production potential and economic feasibility of citronella based intercropping with Kharif maize and Bajra at different doses of fertilizer in central plain Zone of U.P. (India)

It would be justified to accept that inter cropping system will attract increasing attention overcome ecological constraints. Intercropping is an excellent technique increase total yield, higher monitory return, greater resource utilization, risk management and fulfil the diversified need of farmers. The different farmers thus have more or less land, money access information technologies. In short, it financial conditions allow take up farming practices agricultural There a correlation between inputs yield. Thus, farmer’s purchasing capacity for decides production practices. Therefore, can at levels. experiment was laid out in randomize block design with 09 treatment systems combination [sole citronella, sole maize, bajra, citronella + Maize (100% RDF), (75% (50% bajra RDF)], were replicated four time. Sole treatments 100%RDF treated as control. Cultivation crop superior over maize system. intercropping highest equivalent oil yield found 100% RDF followed by 75% 50% system, respectively. net return B:C ratio 3.79 C+M intercrop 3.75.