Vol. 7, Special Issue 6 (2019)
Cabbage intercropping with spring sugarcane for doubling the Farmers income in Western U.P.
Author(s): Satya Prakash and Anuradha Ranjan Kumari
Abstract: Sugarcane is the main crop of the western Utter Pradesh covering with 55-60 percent of total area. Most of the farmers were growing sugarcane as sole crop and got average yield 775-800 q/ha with the Rs 1.72 lakhs/ha/year net return, resulting the income of farmers was not good. To keeping in view cabbage inter-cropping with spring sugarcane was promoted through transfer of technology. In this system Cabbage (G-65) nursery was sown in last week of January in low tunnel poly-house and after twenty five days field prepared and sugar cane crop was sown through improved trench planting method at the row to row 90 cm. distance in trench and Cabbage nursery transplanted on raised bed between two rows of sugarcane at the distance of 35x35 cm. The recommended dose of fertilizer was uses as basal doses (Half dose of N2and Full doses of P2O5 & K2O) on the soil testing based. After that time to time cultural practices like weeding irrigation and plant protection activities conducted asper needs. In the month of May cabbage crop harvested and sold. After harvesting the of cabbage crop all cultural practices like digging, weeding and irrigation completed in sugarcane crop. In this technology cabbage yield gate240qt/ha and Sugarcane average yield 850 qt/Ha. The net return was Rs 3.75 lacs/ha and in net return in sole crop was Rs 1.72 lakh/ha. Results revealed that Cabbage inter cropping increasing the income in comparison to sole crop of sugarcane.
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Satya Prakash and Anuradha Ranjan Kumari. Cabbage intercropping with spring sugarcane for doubling the Farmers income in Western U.P.. International Journal of Chemical Studies. 2019; 7(6): 721-723.
