A long-term field experiment was conducted at the research farm of the All-India
Coordinated Research Project for Dryland Agriculture, Phulbani, Orissa, India, from
2001to2006to identify the best integrated nutrient-use treatments for ensuring greater
productivity,profitability,sustainability,and improved soil quality in pigeon pea+rice
(two rows of pigeon pea followed by five rows of rice alternately)intercropping system.
In all, nine treatments, eight comprising integrated nutrient-use practices, chemical