EFFECT OF INTERCROPPING AND FERILIZER ON GROWTH AND PRODUCTIVITY OF SESAME (Sesamum indicum L.) AND MUNG BEAN (Vigna radiata L.)

Abstract

Afield experiment was conducted in the autumn agricultural season (2020) in Kirkuk governorate, Hawija district, Ghazieh village, in a sandy alluvial texture soil. The study included two factors one was intercropping system ( sesame alone ) and( mung alone ) (1 sesame row +1 mung row ) and (2 sesame row +2 mung row ) and (3 mung row + 3 sesame row) and (2 sesame row + 4 mung row) The second factor was fertilizers combination of (0 N+ 0 P), (N 80 + P 30 ), ( N80 + P60 ) and (N160 + P 30) (N 160 + P60 kg h-1 ) The experiment was carried out as randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replicates. The results showed significant differences between the treatments in all studied traits of sesame, Wheres as observed superiority of the intercropping system in all the studied traits unless plant height in which was superior in single planting at fertilizer combinedof (30 P + 80 N) kg. h-1 on all system of intercropping which was (149.33) cm , Also there were significant differences between the interaction of the mung which shwoed superiority of intercropping treatment in all studied unless weight of (300) grains , While there werent differences for intercropping systems.