Performance of Spice Crop as Intercrops in Coconut Plantation Under Konkan Condition
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2007-02
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The spice crop viz nutmeg, cinnamon, clove and black pepper have been planted in coconut plantation as intercrops. After planting these intercrops the yield of coconut was found to increase between 24 to 94 per cent as compared to the previous year yield. Among these different spice inter crops the nutmeg exhibited the most promising performance. Nutmeg alone and nutmeg + coconut mixed crops recorded the maximum net returns of Rs. 10,350/-per ha. and Rs. 82,355/- per ha. respectively followed by cinnamon + coconut Rs. 62,475/- per ha. and Black pepper + coconut Rs. 39,898/- per ha. The coconut monocrop alone recorded nut return of 30,475/- per ha.
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Plantation Crops Research and Development in the New Millennium,(Proceedings of PLACROSYM XIV) CPCRI, Kasaragod 2002 p-333-335