Legumes are one of the important sources of cheap nitrogen fertilizer for soil as well as protein in human and animal diets and they are prominent crops under subsistence agricultural economy of Nepal. These crops are even much important in mid hills where large chunk of lands are sloppy by nature and needs proper conservation practices particularly with the use of legume crops. The study has been carried out to monitor status of legume intercropping in maize based cropping pattern and its role in sustainable farming in mid hills of Nepal. Nitrogen contribution by legume intercropping in the soil fertility maintenance has been found modest than under mono cropped maize fields. Although productivity of sole cropped maize is higher than that of legume intercropped, farmers have perceived that weed problem is lesser in legume intercropped area…………………   

Legumes are one of the important sources of cheap nitrogen fertilizer for soil as well as protein in human and animal diets and they are prominent crops under subsistence agricultural economy of Nepal. These crops are even much important in mid hills where large chunk of lands are sloppy by nature and needs proper conservation practices particularly with the use of legume crops. The study has been carried out to monitor status of legume intercropping in maize based cropping pattern and its role in sustainable farming in mid hills of Nepal. Nitrogen contribution by legume intercropping in the soil fertility maintenance has been found modest than under mono cropped maize fields. Although productivity of sole cropped maize is higher than that of legume intercropped, farmers have perceived that weed problem is lesser in legume intercropped area…………………