Intercropping in cabbage (Brassica Oleracea L.var. capitata f.) for growth, yield, quality and sustainable soil health under foothills of Eastern himalayan region

Abstract

The present study was done for intercropping in cabbage (Brassica Oleracea L.var.capitata f.) for growth, yield, quality and sustainable soil health under foothills of Eastern Himalayan region. The pooled results revealed that head yield, ascorbic acid content and nutrient uptake from soil varied according to treatments combination. Sole cropping of cabbage recorded maximum values for most of the growth characters like plant height (1.30 cm), shoot weight (59.47 g), root weight (46.36 g), shoot to root ratio (1.30), root length (17.97 cm) and root volume (37.24 cc) and yield (37.11 t ha-1). But as per cabbage equivalent yield (44.39 t ha-1),economics (B:C ratio 2.96) and production efficiency (591.80 kg-1ha-1day) are concerned cabbage and garden pea intercropping system recorded significantly highest values than all other treatments. cabbage and garden pea intercropping system also recorded maximum ascorbic content(38.61mg-1 100g).Highest residual N (174.12 kg ha-1) content was obtained in sole garden pea plots whereas maximum values for available P2O5 (30.31 kg ha-1) and K2O (171.83 kg ha-1) were recorded in sole coriander plots. Cabbage and beet root intercropping system recorded minimum values for most of the growth characters like shoot weight (35.88 g), root weight (26.80 g),root length(10.83 cm), shoot and root volume (23.54 cc),cabbage equivalent yield (32.10 t ha-1) ascorbic content(29.94 mg-1 100g). Inclusion of garden pea in cabbage inter rows may be adopted by cabbage growers of foothills of eastern Himalayan region of West Bengal for additional income and soil enrichment.

Study on Growth, Yield and Quality Parameters of Different Vegetables Under Fenugreek Based Intercropping System With Sole Cropping System

“…However, treatment T 11 (fenugreek + radish 1:1) was found at par with T 4 . These results are conformity with the research of Singh and Singh (2014) under gladiolus with different vegetables intercropping system, Choudhary et al (2016)in cabbage intercropping system, Mehta et al (2015) in fennel based intercropping system and Kumar et al (2018) in coriander intercropping system. The higher plant height, number of leaves and chlorophyll content in leaves of different vegetable crops in respective sole crops and 1:1 ratio was due to less competition for sunlight, space, nutrients and water as compare to other ratio (Mehta et al, 2010).…”

“…treatment T 4 . These results are in conformity with the research of Hussain et al (2008) in intercropping of tomato with summer vegetables, Mehta et al (2010) in coriander intercropping system, Kumar et al (2018) in coriander intercropping and Parsoya et al (2019) in ajwain intercropping system. The higher yield attributes of intercrops in sole cropping was on account of less competition for space, sunlight, water and nutrient with other crops resulting better availability of nutrients, water and space to facilitate growth and development of these crops independently.…”

“…However, treatment T 11 (fenugreek + radish 1:1) was found at par with T 4 .These results are in conformity with the results of Choudhuri and Jana (2015) in intercropping of potato. The increase in quality parameters with sole cropping of carrot, cabbage and radish may be attributed to increased availability of nutrients in the soil that might lead to synthesis and accumulation of more photosynthates which could have mobilized the biosynthesis (Choudhuri, 2016).…”

Study on Different Vegetable based Intercrops in Cabbage for Assessing Growth, Yield and Economic Viability

“…Intercropping has been reported to be more productive when their component crops differ greatly in growth duration so that their maximum requirement for growth resources occur at different times (Fukai and Trenbath, 1993). The significant differences were noticed with respect to number of leaves at harvest, plant spread (at 30 DAT) and head circumference which were in accordance with earlier studies wherein some growth parameters of cabbage were affected particularly when it was intercropped with beetroot and radish (Choudhuri, 2016;Guvenc and Yildirim, 2006).…”