Finger millet equivalent yield, land-equivalent ratio and competition ratio were maximized in the finger millet + green gram intercropping system.

Vigna radiata var. radiata · yield · Eleusine coracana (finger millet)Results agree

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1. positive
   Finger millet intercropped with greengram had significantly greater yield than sole finger millet.

   Effect of bio-seed priming and nano zinc oxide foliar application on quality and productivity of finger millet + greengram intercropping system · 2021 · compared with sole finger millet

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2. positive
   Finger millet with green gram at 2:1 produced high finger millet equivalent yield.

   Response of Intercropping Finger Millet on Growth and Yield of Pulses · 2024

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3. positive
   Ragi with greengram at 4:1 had the highest net income, Rs. 2374/ha versus Rs. 1991/ha for pure ragi.

   INTERCROPPING IN RAINFED RAGI · 1987 · compared with pure crop of ragi

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4. positive
   Green gram intercropped with finger millet in a 6:1 ratio gave high grain yield, 1532.88 kg/ha.

   Effect of intercropping with pulses on growth and yield of finger millet (Eleusine coracana L.) · 2024

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5. positive
   The 4:2 finger millet and green gram proportion achieved highest system productivity of 4.08 t ha-1.

   Evaluation of finger millet-toria cropping system under different row proportions with pulses in mid hills of Meghalaya · 2026

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intercropping · yield · Eleusine coracana (finger millet)Positive and negative results

28 papers in the same direction as this claim · 2 in the opposite direction · 1 reporting no difference from an alternative

1. positive
   Net returns were higher in the finger millet + groundnut intercropping system at 4:2 row proportion (Rs. 73,276 ha−1).

   Optimizing Productivity and Resource Use Efficiency Under a Finger Millet-Based Cropping System · 2024

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2. negative
   Pigeon pea intercropping hindered growth and biomass production of finger millet before drought.

   Deep-rooted pigeon pea promotes the water relations and survival of shallow-rooted finger millet during drought—Despite strong competitive interactions at ambient water availability · 2020

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3. no effect
   Intercropping a higher proportion of lupine with wheat and finger millet did not affect cereal crop yield.

   Influence of Small Cereal Intercropping and Additive Series of Seed Proportion on the Yield and Yield Component of Lupine (Lupinus Spp.) in North Western Ethiopia · 2014

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4. no effect
   Intercropping gave no yield advantage for finger millet under either moisture condition.

   Interspecific Facilitation of Nutrient Uptake and Productivity Performance of Finger Millet-Green Gram Intercropping System under Varying Moisture Availability · 2025 · compared with mono-cropping

   No difference from an alternative

5. positive
   Intercropping significantly raised grain yield.

   Integrated management ofStriga hermonthicaand cereal stemborers in finger millet (Eleusine coracana(L.) Gaertn.) through intercropping withDesmodium intortum · 2010 · compared with monocrop

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6. positive
   Intercropping red gram in finger millet gave higher total grain and straw yield than sole finger millet.

   Productivity, competition and economics of intercropping legumes in finger millet (Eleusine coracana) at different fertility levels. · 2000 · compared with sole cropping of finger millet

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7. positive
   Finger millet-haricot bean intercropping at 100:75 gave a 56% average yield advantage over sole cropping.

   Boosting land use efficiency, profitability and productivity of finger millet by intercropping with grain legumes · 2019 · compared with sole cropping of finger millet and haricot bean separately

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8. positive
   Millet and haricot bean component grain yields were higher with row intercropping at 100:50.

   Competition, production efficiency and yield stability of finger millet and legume additive design intercropping · 2020

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