Effect of diversification and intensification in the major cropping systems in Malwa plateau zone of M.P. under different land configuration for improvement in yield, physiology and nutrient uptake

A field experiment was conducted At All India Coordinated Research Project on Integrated Farming System, College of Agriculture, Indore during the kharif and Rabi season 2016-17 and 2017-18 with the objective to find out the effects of diversification and intensification on growth and yield of different crops and cropping system and their effect on economic viability as well as find out the best treatment combination for higher yield and profitability. Experiment was laid out in randomized block design with three replication and total nine treatment combinations was done. . On the basis of result obtained from the experiment it is concluded that the sole crop Soybean i.e. T2 (Soybean) namely gave significantly higher values of all growth parameter plant height, dry weight, in kharif and T1 (Wheat) in rabi and gross returns was found highest in T3 (Soybean + Maize (4:2)- Wheat).