STUDIES ON INTERCROPPING OF CUCURBITACEOUS VEGETABLES UNDER HIGH DENSITY PLANTED MANDARIN ORCHARD
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2018-09-25
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Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra.
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An experiment entitled “Studies on intercropping of cucurbitaceous vegetables under high density planted mandarin orchard” was carried out during summer, season of academic year 2016-2017, at All India Coordinated Research Project on Fruits, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola.
The experiment was conducted in Randomized Block Design, with three replications and eleven treatments. There were five different cucurbitaceous crop viz. watermelon, muskmelon, cucumber, bitter gourd, ridge gourd were taken as intercrops in mandarin and same as sole crop with the control treatment mandarin as sole crop.
The results of present investigation indicated that, growth, yield and quality had significant difference among cucurbitaceous crops taken as intercrop and sole crop.
The bitter gourd for length of vine, watermelon for number of branches found to be more vigorous when grown sole as well as intercrop in mandarin.
However watermelon recorded maximum yield ha-1 as intercrop as well as sole crop and found to have maximum returns as intercrop when grown in high density planted mandarin on raised bed.
The difference in growth yield as well as quality parameters of cucurbitaceous vegetables viz. watermelon, muskmelon, bitter gourd, ridge gourd, cucumber as intercrop in mandarin verses similar crop grown as sole crop was non-significant suggests performance of growing cucurbitaceous crops as intercrop was not affected by mandarin. Similarly, non significant differences in growth parameters of mandarin when grown with cucurbitaceous crops as well as sole crop indicates compatibility of growing viz. watermelon, muskmelon, bitter gourd, ridge gourd, cucumber with mandarin on raised bed conditions.
However, due to suitability of spreading habit on ground, watermelon followed by muskmelon was found to be most suitable for growing as intercrop in mandarin on raised bed condition which also experienced in its yield potential as well as maximum B:C ratio (3.36 and 3.31 respectively).
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The present study was conducted to study growth, yield, and quality performance of vine vegetables and most suitable and profitable intercropping system under high density planted mandarin orchard. The field experiment was conducted during summer 2016-17 at All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Fruits. Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, in a randomized block design with three replications and eleven treatment. The cucurbitaceous crops watermelon, muskmelon, bitter gourd, ridge gourd, cucumber were successfully grown as intercrop in mandarin planted on raised bed.
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CHAURIPAGAR UMESH VISHNUPANT. (2018). Studies on intercropping of cucurbitaceous vegetables under high density planted mandarin orchard. Department of Horticulture. Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola. M. Sc. 2018. Print. xiii, 69p, (Unpublished).