High density multi species cropping system in coconut garden.
Marimuthu R., Athmanathan U., Mohan S.
Author Affiliation: Coconut Research Station, Veppankulam - 614 906, Thanjavur (Dist), India.
South Indian Horticulture 49 : 34-36
Abstract : A field experiment was conducted in Tamil Nadu, India, during 1994-98, to develop a suitable multi-species cropping system in an old coconut garden. Four cropping systems were tested: coconut (sole crop; model I); coconut + nutmeg + banana cv. Poovan + annual moringa [Moringa oleifera] + elephant foot yam [Amorphophallus spp.] + bitter gourd [Momordica charantia] (model II); coconut + clove + betelvine + banana cv. Poovan + curry leaf [Murraya koenigii] + colocasia (model III); and coconut + mango + pepper [?Piper] + banana cv. Poovan + annual moringa + sirukizhangu (Coleus parviflorus [Coleus rotundifolius]) + bhendi [Abelmoschus esculentus] (model IV). In terms of high coconut yield, net income, profitability and benefit : cost ratio, the best cropping system was model IV.