PERFORMANCE OF SESAME (Sesamum indicum L.) INTERCROPPED WITH MUNGBEAN (Vigna radiata L.)

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted to find out the performance of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) intercropped with Mungben(Vigna radiata L.) at the Agronomy field of Sher-e Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207 during February 2018 to May 2018. The trial was laid out in a randomized complete block design with three replications. The treatment comprised of two sesame varieties BARI Til-3 and BARI Til-4 and two mungbean varieties BARI Mung-5 and BARI Mung-6. The treatments were ,T1= Sesame sole (BARI Til-3), T2= Sesame sole (BARI Til-4), T3=Mungbean sole (BARI Mung-5), T4= Mungbean sole (BARI Mung-6), T5=Intercropping (BARI Til-3+BARI Mung-5),

T6= Intercropping (BARI Til-3+ BARI Mung-6), T7=Intercropping (BARI Til-4+BARI Mung-5), T8= Intercropping (BARI Til-4+ BARI Mung-6). Data on different parameters, yield and yield contributing characters were recorded and variation was observed. Results indicated that maximum plant height of sesame plant (21.93cm, 92.25cm and 109.20cm at 30, 60 and 90 days after sowing (DAS) respectively were found from T 6 (BARI Til-3+BARI Mung-6). Maximum leaf dry weight of sesame (3.7g and 5.76 g at 60 and 90 (DAS) respectively were found from T 6 . Maximum stem dry weight of sesame in intercropping were (4.9g, 11.73g at 60 and 90 days after sowing (DAS) respectively also recorded from T 6 . Among the intercropping patterns, the highest sesame yield (1.31t/ha) obtained from T 6 (BARI Til-3 with BARI Mung-6). The highest benefit-cost ratio and harvest index (%) were also obtained in treatment T 6 (3.21 and 0.40%). Highest gross return and net return were also obtained from T 6 (176368, 121368 Tk ha -1 ). So, mungbean may he intercropped with sesame. Among the varieties combination BARI Til-3 showed better performance with BARI Mung-6.