PER FOR MANCE OF MORINDA CITRIFOLIA AS MIXED CROP IN CO CO NUT GAR DENS FOR COASTAL CONDITIONS OF ANDHRA PRADESH
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2015
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An experiment was conducted to study the performance of Morinda citrifolia tissue cultured plants and seedling plants
as mixed crop in coconut during 2008-09 to 2013-14.The yield performance of coconut grown with Morinda citrifolia and
the growth and yield parameters of Morinda citrifolia tissue culture plants and seedling plants was also compared. Initial
and final nutritional status of the soil was analysed and finally the economics of mixed cropping system was worked out.
The yield of coconut grown with Morinda citrifolia seedling plants increased by 14.28% as compared to 9.6% in
coconut grown with Morinda citrifolia tissue culture plants and 2.04% increase in monocrop coconut. Maximum yield of
Morinda citrifolia (3001kg/ha) was recorded in seedling plants compared to tissue culture plants (2527kg/ha). Thus the
study revealed that Morinda citrifolia as mixed crop increased productivity of coconut and the performance of seedling
plants was better than tissue culture plants with B: C ratio of 1.86.
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Co co nut, noni, mixed crop
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Progressive Research – An International Journal Volume 10 (Special-V) : 3021-3023, (2015)