Abstract:
Intercropping is considered
for increasing and stability of yield per
average unit. In order to evaluate the effect
of barley/chickpea intercrop, a study was
carried out in the research field of Faculty of
Agriculture, Maragheh University, in 2009
as randomized compelet block design, with
three replicates, with row replacement
series. Treatments included different
combinations (1:1,2:1, 3:1, 2:2 and 3:2 row
ratios of barley:chickpea) and their
monocultures. Results indicated that the
highest yield was obtained from
combination of one row barley and one row
Desi chickpea.The highest number of pods
was obtained, also, in combination of one
row barley and one row Desi chickpea.
There was a significant difference among
treatments including Desi chickpea and
Kabuli chickpea 100-grain weight that its
Kabuli chickpea was more. The correlation
coefficient analysis indicated that number of
pods per plot had the highest positive
relationship and protein percentage had the
highest negative relationship with yield per
plot. The path coefficient analysis showed
that the number of pods had the highest
direct effect on yield percentage via the
number of pods.
