National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Agriculture in the mountains of Uttarakhand is mostly subsistence farming where small millets occupy an important place in the agriculture of the Uttarakhand especially in hilly regions. Small millets are grown up to an altitude of 3000 m above sea level in both pure and mixed stands and under Jhuming (shifting) cultivation. In Uttarakhand, 55% of the total cultivated area is under rainfed cultivation and millets are especially valued for filling specific niches because they often succeed under stressful situation where other crops fail to produce an acceptable harvest. Minor millets and pulses both have a great potential to survive under stress condition as compared to other cereal crops. Intercropping of pulses with minor millet can not only sustain millet production in Uttarakhand but also can conserve soil and water loss along with complementary use of nutrients. Millets based intercropping and sequential cropping of millets with pulse recorded more system yield with less weeds, insects and diseases infestation in the crop. Research findings showed that inclusion of legumes with millets in proper row can achieve higher net return, more crop equivalent yield with less cost of cultivation than sole cropping of finger millet.
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