Swati Kunjam, J. Choudhary, A. Verma, R.H. Meena, V. Saharan5 and H. Singh
Abstract
A field experiment was conducted during two consecutive kharif seasons of 2022 and 2023 at Instructional Farm, Department of Agronomy, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur (Rajasthan). The experiment was conducted in split plot design comprising seven intercropping in main plots {Sole maize, maize + cowpea (1:1), maize + blackgram (1:1), maize + soybean (1:1), maize + cowpea (2:2), maize + blackgram (2:2), maize + soybean (2:2)} and four liquid biofertilizers (Control, Azotobacter, PSB, NPK consortia) in sub plots within three replication. The results revealed that the maximum plant height, dry matter accumulation, grain and stover yield was obtained under sole maize, which was statistically at par with maize + cowpea (2:2) and maize + blackgram (2:2). Among liquid biofertilizers, the maximum growth and yield was recorded under the application of NPK consortia which was equally effective with Azotobacter over PSB and control.