Effect of mulching on economics studies of vegetables as intercrop in the kinnow orchard under agro-climatic condition of Bastar plateau of Chhattisgarh

Abstract

A field experiment entitled “Effect of mulching on economics studies of vegetables as intercrop in the Kinnow orchard under agro-climatic condition of Bastar plateau of Chhattisgarh” was conducted during the Rabi season of 2016-17 at the Instructional farm, College of Horticulture and Research Station, Jagdalpur (C.G.). The experiment was laid out in T-test with three replications. The treatment consisted of mulched and non-mulched plots in four different crops viz., tomato, chilli, brinjal and bitter gourd. The mulched plots of tomato recorded the maximum yield ha-1 (130.33q) and benefit cost: ratio of (2.66). However, the non-mulched plots recorded the maximum yield ha-1 (100.00q) and benefit cost: ratio of (2.56).