Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences1028-88801812-5735Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/pjbs.2003.1187.1190SaleemRashid FarooqM. UmarAhmedRiaz 122003613Studies to see the comparative productive efficiency and feasibility of different sunflower
based intercropping systems were conducted at Agronomic Research area, University of
Agriculture, Faisalabad. Intercropping systems included sunflower alone, sunflower +
mash and sunflower + mung. Sunflower was sown in 90 cm apart single rows as well as
90 cm apart double row strips. The results of studies indicated that when sunflower
grown alone gave the maximum yield of 2.89 t ha‾1 followed by 2.75 t ha‾1 in 90 cm
apart single row and 90 cm apart double row strips respectively as against when
sunflower sown in combination with mung and mash, gave the yield of 2.41 and 2.24 t
ha‾1. It is disserted that intercropping is more beneficial than sole cropping, although it
has adverse effect on the main crop but this loss is compensated by additional harvest of
intercrops in the term monetary returns. Among the various intercropping treatments
sunflower-mashbean was appeared to be highly profitable and gave the highest income
of Rs. 37995.51 with the highest BCR value of 3.72 was recorded in case of sunflower
+ mashbean as against minimum income of Rs. 27618.75 with BCR of 3.02 for
sunflower alone in 90 cm apart double rows strips. Therefore intercropping can be
practiced to maximize the crop production from the unit area under pertaining condition.]]>Akram, M.,19891989Ahmad, M.,19901990El-Sayed, M.M., L.R. Mohammad and M.M. Ebaid,198421251261Gill, M.S.,19871987Gill, M.Z.,19901990Ibrar, R.,19951995Jozsa, S., A. Laszalo and P. Lukacs,198736431441Majid, F.Z., Akhtaruddin, Q.J. Rehmanad and N. Akhtar,19769124128Narwal, S.S. and D.S. Malik,198645562Ogunermi, E.A.,1983441421Saleh, S.A., M.A. Ashoub and M.M. El-Gazzer,198429731745Shafashak, S.E., E.S. Shokr, B.A. El-Ahmer and M.A. Madkour,198624320323Sherazi, S.H.R.,1993Helianthus annuus L.)]]>1993Steel, R.G.D. and J.H. Torrie,19842nd Edn.,pp: 172-177pp: 172-177