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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2020, Volume : 8, Issue : 2
First page : (133) Last page : (143)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8007

Intercropping – A Substantial Component in Sustainable Organic Agriculture

D. Udhaya Nandhini^1* and E. Somasundaram^2
1Post Doctoral Fellow, Centre of Excellence in sustaining Soil Health,
Anbil Dharmalingam Agricultural College & Research Institute, Trichy-620 027 Tamil Nadu
²Professor and Head, Department of Sustainable Organic Agriculture,
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-641 003, Tamil Nadu, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: udhaya.jeni@gmail.com
Received: 3.03.2020  |  Revised: 7.04.2020   |  Accepted: 11.04.2020 

 ABSTRACT

The greatest challenge of the 21^st century in many developing countries are to produce more and more basic necessities namely food, fodder, fuel and fibre for ever increasing human and animal population from the limited available land. The availability of land for agriculture is shrinking every day as it is increasingly utilized for non-agricultural purposes. Under this situation, one of the important strategies to increase agricultural output is development of high intensity cropping systems including intercropping system which involves biotic and abiotic stress resistant, soil building, protein rich and oil producing crops. Intercropping is a ways to increase diversity in an agricultural ecosystem. This review summarizes the most important aspects of intercropping system in organic agriculture.

Keywords: Intercropping, Stress resistant, Agricultural ecosystem, Diversity

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Cite this article: Udhaya Nandhini, D., & Somasundaram, E. (2020). Intercropping – A Substantial Component in Sustainable Organic Agriculture, Ind. J. Pure App. Biosci. 8(2), 133-143. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8007