ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF INTERCROPPING RAYA IN AUTUMN PLANTED SUGARCANE

Abstract

Agro-economic studies on intercropping raya by gupchat and drill method in autumn planted sugarcane were carried out at Sugarcane Research Station, Khanpur during the year, 2006. Sugarcane was sown alone in September and after harvesting Raya in March or in combination with raya varieties i.e.,Khanpur raya and Anmol raya by gupchat and drill method. The results indicated non significant effect of intercrops on germination and significant on yield and its attributing characters. Cane planted alone superseded in yield and its allied components. However, the additional harvests of intercrop raised the gross and net income of intercropping treatments. Sugarcane intercropped with "Khanpur raya" by gupchat method gave the highest net income of Rs. 106.25 thousands per hectare followed by sugarcane sown in March after harvesting "Khanpur raya".