Intercropping in [a] young mango orchard.
Rajput M. S., Srivastava K. C., Shukla V.
Author Affiliation: Central Institute of Horticulture for Northern Plains, Lucknow 226?016, India.
: 312-315
Abstract : Dashehari mango, planted in 1979, was grown with different intercrops in rotation, and the mango crop and cumulative yield of intercrops were recorded in 1983. In the first trial, using pairs of vegetables in rotation, highest mango yields were obtained with fallow/chillies [Capsicum] (3.28 q/ha), bittergourd [Momordica charantia]/brinjal [aubergines] (3.26 q/ha) and cowpea [Vigna unguiculata]/potato (3.01 q/ha), compared with the monocropped control (1.28 q/ha). In the second trial, intercropping legumes and wheat, pigeon peas [Cajanus cajan] gave the lowest mango yield (1.76 q/ha). Higher mango yields were obtained with black gram [Vigna mungo]/wheat (4.32 q/ha), fallow/wheat (4.08 q/ha) and control (4.86 q/ha). Highest total monetary returns were obtained with cowpea/potato (trial 1) and black gram/wheat (trial 2). Tree volumes varied, but differences were not significant.