Intercropping of Seed Spices with Vegetables for Enhancing System Productivity and Profitability

• Published in: Horticulture Based Integrated Farming Systems pp. 103 - 115
• Main Authors: Mehta, R.S., Shukla, A.K., Gupta, Dipak Kumar, Chaudhary, Kamla K., Keerthika, A., Meena, S.R., mohamed, M.B. Noor, Regar, P.L.
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: United Kingdom CRC Press 2022; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Base Crop; Inter Cropping; Cropping System; Rabi Season; Raphanus Sativus; Row Ratio; Component Crops; Equivalent Yield; ICAR; Low Pressure Drip Irrigation; Seed Spices; Higher System Productivity; Sole Cropping; Net Return; Intercropping Pattern; BCR; Row Intercropping; Randomized Block Design; Make Up; Soil Fertility; LER; Intercropping System; Land Equivalent Ratio; Additive Series
• ISBN: 1032158220; 9781032158228
• DOI: 10.1201/9781003245810-10

Since time immemorial India has been leader in respect to spice, area, production and consumption. India is known as ‘Land of spices. Out of 109 spices listed by the ISO, India produce as many as 63 owing to its varied agroclimatic regions. Burgeoning population exerts pressure on limited precious natural resources for enhancing production of food, fodder and fuel. In order to meet out increasing demand for food, fruit, vegetables, oilseeds, fodder and timber wood for burgeoning population, it is necessary to utilize each unit of natural rsesource very efficiently. The cropping system is one of the important ways to enhance efficiency of the natural resources i.e. land, water, lab our and management. Traditionally cropping system have been defined as the cropping patterns on farm and their interaction with farm resources, other than farm enterprises, and available technology that determine their make-up.