Feasibility of Vegetable Intercropping in Rustica Tobacco (Nicotiana rustica L.) Under Middle Gujarat Conditions Prajapati R. B.*, Gediya K. M., Patel D. M. Department of Agronomy, Anand Agricultural University, Anand-388 110 *email: ravi.prajapati1010@gmail.com
Online published on 15 December, 2016. Abstract A field experiment was conducted at Bidi Tobacco Research Station, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat during rabi season of 2013–14. The experiment consisted of ten treatments comprising oftobacco + vegetable cropslike T1 (Tobacco Alone), T2 (Tobacco + Cabbage, 1: 2), T3 (Tobacco + Cauliflower, 1: 2), T4 (Tobacco + Onion, 1: 2), T5 (Tobacco + Garlic, 1: 3), T6 (Tobacco + Radish, 1: 3), T7 (Tobacco + Beet, 1: 3), T8 (Tobacco + Fennugreek, 1: 9), T9 (Tobacco + Spinach, 1: 3) and T10 (Tobacco + Coriander, 1: 3) was tried out in a RBD with four replications. Cured leaf yield (3633 kg ha−1) of tobacco was significantly higher with tobacco + garlic over sole tobacco. Tobacco equivalent yield (7762 kg ha−1) was significantly the highest with tobacco + spinach over sole tobacco. Increase in tobacco equivalent yield was 154% over rest of the treatments including sole tobacco. Net return (213678 ha−1) was higher with tobacco + spinach with 1: 2.9 BCR ratio. It was concluded that higher tobacco equivalent yield and net returns could be achieved with tobacco + spinach, an economical viable intercropping system for tobacco belt of Middle Gujarat. Top Keywords Feasibility, Vegetable Intercropping, Rustica Tobacco, Nicotiana rustica L, Gujarat Conditions. Top |