PRODUCTION POTENTIAL OF CABBAGE UNDER INTERCROPPING SYSTEMS
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2020
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University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot. (College of Horticulture, Bagalkot).
Abstract
The investigation on “Production potential of cabbage under intercropping
systems” was carried out during 2019-2020 at Main Horticultural Research Extension
Centre, Vegetable block of College of Horticulture, Bagalkot. Intercropping systems
consisting of cabbage with methi, palak, radish, beetroot and cluster bean crops were
evaluated in RCBD with 4 replications. The results revealed that the growth parameters
viz., plant height, number of leaves, plant spread and total dry matter were not
significantly affected by intercropping system. The numbers of leaves at harvest, plant
spread at 30 DAT and cabbage head circumference were found to be maximum in sole
cropped cabbage. The yield parameters viz, weight of head (1.56 kg), yield per plot
(33.27 kg) and yield per hectare (83.19) were significantly affected by intercropping and
cabbage as sole crop gave the best performance.
The residual soil nitrogen was found significantly higher in cabbage
intercropped with palak (156.66 kg/ha), P2O5 in cabbage intercropped with beetroot
(29.08 kg/ha) and K2O in cabbage intercropped with cluster bean (191.14 kg/ha). The
per cent leaf nutrient content was significantly higher in sole cropped cabbage at 1.65%,
0.66% and 1.06% nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium respectively.
The weed count was least in cabbage intercropped with methi. Similarly, the
weed suppression efficiency was highest (59.93%) when cabbage was intercropped with
methi. The economic analysis of the treatments revealed that cabbage intercropped with
methi gave better cabbage head quality, B:C ratio (5:49) and the maximum LER (1.24).
Accordingly, cabbage and methi intercropping has been found to be the most suitable
intercropping combination for cultivation especially for small and marginal farmers