Interference between Two Species in Mixed Seeding System

To see tbe effect of companion seedling of Gram (Cicer arietinum), Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus tereticornis) and Kikar (Acacia nilotica), on Kikar, seedling of Gram, Kikar and Eucalyptus on Gram and seedling of Gram, Kikar and Eucalyptus on Eucalyptus; glasshouse experiments were conducted in Randomized Block Design with five replicates. Gram was harvested after two months whereas observations on growth attributes of other species were recorded at 2, 4 and 6 months interval Results showed that two seedlings of simliar species grown in same soil volume adversely affect height, ischolar_main and shoot development as compared to single seedling, particularly in advance stage of growth. Further, if legume (gram or kikar) species is sown with non-legume (Eucalyptus), seedlings of leguminous species are adversely affected whereas leguminous species benefit tbe non-leguminous species. The effect of gram was higher by 60% in fresb weight and 120% in dry weight at first stage and 20% fresh weight and 60% in dry weight at second stage over kikar whereas effect of kikar became higher over gram by 17% in fresh and 13% in dry weight at the third stage of observation.