Cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata) cv. Rareball introduction with Knol Khol and Broad Bean intercropping: yield efficiency under foot hills of Imphal-West

The present investigation was carried out during the Rabi season of 2016-17 at COA, CAU Imphal, Manipur and is located at North-Eastern Hill Region of India with 94°E longitude; 24°N latitude and an altitude of 875.0 meter above mean sea level on Cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata) cv. Rareball intercropping with Knol Khol (Brassica oleraceaL. var.gongylodes) and Broad Bean (Viciafaba L.) for yield efficiency. Cabbage (48.15 t ha-1), knol khol (36.42 t ha-1) and broad bean (7.55 t ha-1) were recorded highest yield as sole crops. Among the intercropped treatments maximum land equivalent ratio (1.43) were recorded in elephant foot cabbage intercropped with double row of broad bean and cabbage equivalent yield (63.18 t ha-1) were recorded in cabbage intercropped with double row of knol khol. On economic analysis of the treatments it had been observed that double row of knol khol in cabbage had the highest gross return, net return and eventually higher B: C ratio under Manipur condition.