Assessment of Morphological, Physiological and Yield Response of Varagu with Legume Intercropping Planting System

Water shortage is threatening crop production and agricultural sustainability (Piao et al., 2010). An added pressure is the severe competition for water resources between agricultural sector and the fast-developing urbanization (Kendy et al., 2007; Poumanyvong et al., 2012). Chai et al., (2014) describes various means have been used to save water in agriculture, including the adoption of regulated irrigation in crop production and the use of innovative water saving practices.