Not AvailableA four-year field experiment was conducted in order to assess the productivity and economic potential
of five cropping systems, with two tillage (conventional and deep) and four nutrient management [no
application, farm yard manure (FYM) at 5 t ha 1, chemical fertilizer (CF), FYM at 5 t ha 1 þ CF]
treatments in a hot, arid environment at Bikaner, India. Pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br],
cluster bean [Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.] and moth bean [Vigna aconitifolia (Jacq.) Marechal]
were grown in five rotations. The five rotations were: moth beanepearl millet, cluster beanepearl
millet, moth beanecluster bean, pearl milletepearl millet and pearl millet þ cluster beanepearl
millet þ cluster bean. The moth beanecluster bean cropping system recorded 21e148%, 36e246% and
33e178% higher equivalent yields, return and water use efficiency, respectively than other cropping
systems. Deep tillage increased equivalent yields by 20% higher than conventional tillage. The combined
application of CF and FYM recorded 15 and 32% higher equivalent yields than their respective
sole application. In this hot, arid ecosystem, a legumeelegume system was more productive and
profitable than other systems, and higher crop yields could be achieved by combining deep tillage with
the integrated use of CF and FYM.Not Availabl
