Background: Pearlmillet is conventionally cultivated by farmers either broadcasting or uniform row spacing of 45 cm where it difficult to accommodate an intercrop. Modified planting pattern provides additional space for intercrop component as well harvest better solar energy in the system. Methods: The field experiment was conducted Department Agronomy, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimb...

ett, 1999), planted early and at low populations; thus, relying on the sorghum hybrid to adapt to the growing Typical planting recommendations for dryland grain sorghum [Sorconditions by tillering. Research by Jones and Johnson ghum bicolor (L.) Moench] in the southern High Plains are to delay (1991, 1997) demonstrated that the optimum planting date, until soil water is adequate for crop establ...