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Effect of Mulching, Spacing and Intercropping of Green Gram (Vigna radiate) on Growth, Yield and Quality of Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.)


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An experiment was conducted duringKharif season of 2011-12 to study the effect of mulching, spacing and intercropping of green gram (Vigna radiate) on growth, yield and quality of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.). The soil of experimental field was categorized as loamy-sand. The experiment was laid out in Randomized CompleteBlockDesign (RCBD) with four replications and eleven treatments. The results indicates the rate of increase in plant height was higher up to 120 days after planting, there after the plant height increasing rate slowed down. Maximum plant height 74.7 cm was observed in treatment T10 where inter row spacing of turmeric was 37.5 cm and mulch was applied as compared with other treatments. The number of tillers was maximum under turmeric + green gram intercropping systems with mulching at inter row spacing of 60 cm in turmeric crop. The data revealed that the sole turmeric with mulching treatment (T2) produced maximum fresh rhizome yield (210.0 q/ha), dry rhizome yield (63.1 q/ha) and processed yield (57.8 q/ha) as compared to other intercropping treatment combinations with or without mulch application. Turmeric intercropped with green gram (30 cm inter row spacing in turmeric) produced (205.9 q/ha) fresh rhizome yield closely followed by sole turmeric with mulching (210.0 q/ha). The curcumin content and oil content was not influenced by intercropping, spacing and mulching that is observed from experimental study. Turmeric intercropped with green gram at inter row spacing of 30 cm is a good option.

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Turmeric, Green Gram, Mulching, Intercropping, Spacing.
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  • Effect of Mulching, Spacing and Intercropping of Green Gram (Vigna radiate) on Growth, Yield and Quality of Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.)

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Authors

Parkash Singh Sidhu
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bathinda (Punjab), India
Gurmeet Singh Dhillon
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bathinda (Punjab), India
Amardeep Singh Brar
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bathinda (Punjab), India

Abstract


An experiment was conducted duringKharif season of 2011-12 to study the effect of mulching, spacing and intercropping of green gram (Vigna radiate) on growth, yield and quality of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.). The soil of experimental field was categorized as loamy-sand. The experiment was laid out in Randomized CompleteBlockDesign (RCBD) with four replications and eleven treatments. The results indicates the rate of increase in plant height was higher up to 120 days after planting, there after the plant height increasing rate slowed down. Maximum plant height 74.7 cm was observed in treatment T10 where inter row spacing of turmeric was 37.5 cm and mulch was applied as compared with other treatments. The number of tillers was maximum under turmeric + green gram intercropping systems with mulching at inter row spacing of 60 cm in turmeric crop. The data revealed that the sole turmeric with mulching treatment (T2) produced maximum fresh rhizome yield (210.0 q/ha), dry rhizome yield (63.1 q/ha) and processed yield (57.8 q/ha) as compared to other intercropping treatment combinations with or without mulch application. Turmeric intercropped with green gram (30 cm inter row spacing in turmeric) produced (205.9 q/ha) fresh rhizome yield closely followed by sole turmeric with mulching (210.0 q/ha). The curcumin content and oil content was not influenced by intercropping, spacing and mulching that is observed from experimental study. Turmeric intercropped with green gram at inter row spacing of 30 cm is a good option.

Keywords


Turmeric, Green Gram, Mulching, Intercropping, Spacing.

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