Multi-tier cropping system for profitability and scalability in vegetable production Dr. Shashank Shekhar Solankey Assistant Professor-cum-Jr. Scientist Department of Horticulture (Vegetable & Floriculture), Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour (Bhagalpur) – 813 210, Bihar E-mail: [email protected]
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Multi-tier cropping system for profitability and scalability in
vegetable production
Dr. Shashank Shekhar SolankeyAssistant Professor-cum-Jr. Scientist
Department of Horticulture (Vegetable & Floriculture),Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour (Bhagalpur) – 813 210, Bihar
Elephant foot yam based multi-tier vegetable cropping system
Source : Singh et al. (2013). Technology identified for enhanced productivity, Zonal Project Director Zone II, Kolkata, W.B., pp. 13.
Vegetables like bitter gourd, ridge gourd and bottle gourd were cultivated making bamboo structure (machan). The vacant space below the machan was fully utilized in this method.Bitter gourd and elephant foot yam - best in respect of average return.
Sole crop of Elephant foot yam Elephant foot yam + Bitter gourd
Source: Singh, R.P., Bhushan S., Kumar S. and Shanker R (2013). Yield assessment of elephant foot yam grown under multilayer vegetable cropping system. The Bioscan, 8(4): 1237-1239.
Table 1: Yield of elephant foot yam and companion crops under multi-layer vegetable cropping system
Vegetable cultivation under three-tier systems
Source : Srivastava A.P., Rao, D.R., Basade, Y., Singh A.K., Sikarwar M. and Ashar, N. (2013). Livelihood Enhancement through Improved Vegetable Cultivation in Backward Districts of India National Agricultural Innovation Project Indian Council of Agricultural Research Krishi Anusandhan Bhavan-II New Delhi, pp. 31-33.
Traditional method (Bitter gourd) - 125-150 45000-50000
Table 2: Multi-tier vegetable cultivation in Bihar
Source : Srivastava A.P., Rao, D.R., Basade, Y., Singh A.K., Sikarwar M. and Ashar, N. (2013). Livelihood Enhancement through Improved Vegetable Cultivation in Backward Districts of India National Agricultural Innovation Project Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Krishi Anusandhan Bhavan-II New Delhi, pp. 31-33.
Turmeric and elephant foot yam as multi-tier intercrops in medium aged guava
orchard
Source : Chandra K.K. (2014). Evaluation of growth and economic parameters of Curcuma longa and Amorphophallus paeoniifolius intercrops in medium aged Pisidium guajava orchard. Caribbean Journal of Science and Technology, 2: 392-398.
Economic performances of C. longa and A. paeoniifolius as intercrops under P. guajava orchard
C. longa
C. longa
C. longa
C. longa
Growing of multi-tier seed spices with vegetable crops
Source : Kumari, G. (2014). Studies on intercropping of seed spices with vegetable crops. M.Sc. (Ag.) Thesis, Department of Horticulture (Vegetable & Floriculture), Bihar Agricultural College, Sabour, Bhagalpur-813 210, Bihar, pp. 1-75.
Vegetables Spices
1. Cabbage (var. Bajrang) 1. Coriander (var. Ajmer Coriander-1)
2. Garden Pea (var. Swarna Amar) 2. Funnel (var. Ajmer Funnel-1)
3. Carrot (var. Pusa Kesar) 3. Ajwain (var. Rajendra Mani)