Keeping the fore-going situations in mind the
present intercropping studies were undertaken to
explore the possibility of growing high valued, short
duration vegetable crops like cabbage, onion, bell
pepper, tomato, summer squash for increased
productivity and returns per unit area in comparison to
pure crop or already recommended sugarcane + summer
moong (l'l) intercropping system in this period.
Field experiment was conducted at the Punjab
Agricultural University, Regional Research Station,
Ropar on silt loam soil, medium in organic carbon,
available nitrogen and available phosphorus and high
in available potassium. Seven treatments viz. sugarcane
alone, sugarcane + tomato/bell pepper/cabbage/summer
squash/summer moong (all 1:1 ratio) and sugarcane +