Table 7.

Possible intercropping systems capable of large-scale advancement and adoption in India.

Intercropping systems	Possible niches
Cotton + pigeon pea	Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana
Cotton + mung bean/urd bean/cowpea	Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana
Indian mustard + chickpea/lentil/mung bean/urd bean	Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and West Bengal
Potato + French bean	Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal
Sugarcane + mung bean/urd bean/cowpea	East Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu
Chickpea/lentil + autumn planted/ratoon sugarcane	Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Maharashtra
Soybean + pigeon pea/urd bean	Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
Pearl millet/sorghum + pigeon pea	Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana
Groundnut + pigeon pea	Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh
Groundnut/sorghum/pearl millet + mung bean/urd bean/cowpea	Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Telangana