Agricultural Research Management Information System

Home
Research Summary
Search
About Us
- ARMIS
- Brochure
Contact Us
Report
User Request
Data Input
Help
- Operation Manual
  - PDF
  - Video
- Program Area & Commodity
We have reached 37600 number of research entries at this moment.

- Logout

Research Detail

Home
Research
Detail

Studies on Turmeric Based Intercropping System

A K Choudhury
Senior Scientific Officer
OFRD, BARI, Sylhet

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The experiment was conducted at MLT site Moulvibazar in 2001-02 & 2002-03. On an average, intercropping of turmeric with wax gourd may be profitable instead of sole turmeric or country bean cultivation. Other cultivation failed to show higher benefit cost ratio than sole country bean but all other cultivation showed higher BCR than sole turmeric.

Keywords: Turmeric, Intercropping cropping system

Location: Moulvibazar

Start Date: 25-04-2001

End Date: 25-07-2002

Program Area: Farming System

Commodity: Turmeric

Objectives:

To know the performance of turmeric based intercropping systems in the Sylhet region.

Methodology:

The experiment was conducted at MLT site, Moulvibazar during 2001-02 & 2002-03. The design was used in RCB with three replications. Plot size was 4 m 4 m. Five different treatment combination such as Turmeric + wax gourd/country bean, Turmeric + bitter gourd/country bean, Turmeric + country bean, Turmeric sole and country bean sole. Turmeric seeds were sown on 25 April, 2001 and 14 April 2002. Four holes/ pits were made to sow cucurbits seeds at every corner of the plot on the same date of turmeric sowing. Country bean seeds were sown into the same pit on 10 August 2001 and 25 July 2002 just after harvest of cucurbits. For both the experiment turmeric crop was fertilizer @ 10 cowdung and 90-72-120 kg of N, P₂O₅ and K₂O/ha, respectively. Incase of cucurbits and country bean 3kg cowdung and 20-40-40 g of N, P₂O₅ and K₂O/ pit were applied. Cucurbits and country bean were allowed to climb on the bamboo support and Yard long bean was allowed to creep with bamboo stick. Earthing up and weeded was done at twice. The average crop duration for turmeric was around 265 days. Cost and benefit analysis was done for each treatment on a hectare basis taking into account the market value of each crop.

Source of Information: Annnual Research Report, 2002-03 published by OFRD, BARI

Article Link (Online Journal):

Funding Source:

1. Government

Budget:

Total Budget (Tk.) :

Achievement/Findings:

On an average, maximum turmeric yield (20.90 t/ha) was obtained from turmeric + wax gourd relayed with country bean, followed by turmeric + bitter gourd/ country bean at 19.95 t/ha. The lowest turmeric yield is 18.74 t/ha in sole situation. Yield of cucurbits: Among two gourd, higher yield (13.55 t/ha) was obtained from wax gourd. The yield variations between two cucurbits were due to the reason of bearing habit and genetic yield potentiality . Yield of country bean: Sole country bean produced higher pod yield (10.09 t/ha) than in intercrop combinations .All the intercropping situations showed higher equivalent yield than that of the sole crop. The highest turmeric equivalent yield (52.40 t/ha) was obtained from turmeric + wax gourd relayed with country bean . The highest gross return (Tk. 320146/ha) and gross margin (Tk. 248270/ha) was recorded in turmeric + wax gourd/country bean combinations followed by turmeric + bitter gourd/ country bean combinations. Benefit cost ratio was also the highest in turmeric + wax gourd/country bean (4.45) combinations. All the intercropping situation showed higher BCR than sole turmeric but only turmeric + was gourd/country bean revealed higher benefit than sole country bean. The results showed that turmeric intercropping with cucurbits (wax gourd) relayed with country bean gave higher turmeric equivalent yield and monetary advantages than other sole crop combinations. So, farmers of the Moulvibazar region could be motivated to grow turmeric as intercrop with wax gourd relayed with country bean instead of growing sole turmeric and country bean.

Knowledge Management: Report/Proceedings