Intercropping can be done in cotton crop

31/05/2022Posted on

  • Taking two or more crops in the same area in different queues at the same time is called intercropping.  

  • Crops such as moong or urad can be grown with shallow roots and ready in a short time between the vacant spaces between rows of cotton crop. 

  • Inter-cropping will also increase the additional profits and weeds will not be put on the empty space.

  • Inter-cropping helps prevent soil erosion during rainy days.

  • By this method, the variation of crops keeps the crop safe from diseases and pests.

  • This method acts as an insurance against failure of crops in excess or low rainfall. Which avoids the risk of farmers, because even after a crop is destroyed, the yield of the supporting crop is available.

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Cultivation of Inter crops in Cotton

18/05/2020Posted on
Cotton intercropping

Cotton crops are considered good for inter-cropping crops because cotton crops grow slowly in the beginning and remain in the field for a long time, which are considered good for other inter-cropping crops. The main objective of inter-cropping is to get maximum yield of cotton crop along with additional crop.

Inter-cropping for irrigated areas:

  • Cotton + Chilli (1: 1 in a row ratio)
  • Cotton + Onion (in the ratio of 1: 5 rows)
  • Cotton + Soybean (1: 2 in row ratio)
  • Cotton + linseed (as green manure) (in the ratio of 1: 2 row)

Inter-cropping for rainfed areas:

  • Cotton + Onion (in the ratio of 1: 5 rows)
  • Cotton + Chilli (1: 1 in a row ratio)
  • Cotton + Peanut (in 1: 3 row ratio)
  • Cotton + Moong (1: 3 in a row ratio)
  • Cotton + soybean (1: 3 in row ratio)
  • Cotton + Arhar (in 1: 1 row ratio)
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Some important crops that can be grown under inter-cropping

19/02/2020Posted on

 

SN Maincrop       Intercrop
1. Soya bean  maize, peagonpea
  • For intercultural or mixed crops, the growth rate of vegetables, distribution of roots, Nutritious nature, attacks of pests and diseases, market demand etc. should be considered. 
  • The cropping system should not be permanent and the weather, pest and diseases attacks, market price and demand and should be changed according to the grower.
2. Okra   Coriander, spinach
3. Cotton  groundnut, green gram, black gram maize.
4. Chilli  radish, carrot.
5. Mango  onion, Turmeric
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How to get more profit from cotton crop

19/05/2019Posted on

The cotton system is ideally suitable for intercropping because of the relatively long duration and its slow growth in the initial stages. The objective of intercropping is to obtain a maximum yield of cotton crop along with additional returns from intercrops. The common practice of cotton cultivation is inter or mixed cropping with pulses.

Under irrigated conditions following intercropping systems are recommended:

  • Cotton + chilli (1: 1)
  • Cotton + onion (1: 5)
  • Cotton + soybean (1: 2)
  • Cotton + Sunhemp (As green manure) (1: 2)

Under rainfed conditions adopt the following intercropping systems:

  • Cotton + onion (1: 5)
  • Cotton + chilli (1: 1)
  • Cotton + groundnut (1: 3)
  • Cotton + green gram (1: 3)
  • Cotton + soybean (1: 3)
  • Cotton + peas (1: 2)

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Intercropping in vegetables

01/02/2018Posted on

Intercropping in vegetables:- To utility land and labour effectively and also for getting maximum in come from a unit piece of land, vegetables are used in rotation, successive cropping   or inter-cropping or mixed cropping with other crops.The short duration and high yield permits most of vegetable crops for inclusion in mixed or intercropping or in rotation. Growth pattern, growth rate, root distribution, feeding habit, incidence of pests and diseases, market demand etc. should be considered while fitting vegetable crop in crop rotation or mixed cropping.

Cropping plan should not be permanent and it should be flexible considering changes in climate conditions, incidence of pests and disease, market demand, price individual needs of grower etc.

S.No.   Name of vegetables   intercropped

1.)        Tomato            – Banana, Lemon, Cotton, Okra, Maize, Marigold

2.)        Brinjal              – Corrot, cauliflower, fenugreek, cabbage, turmeric

3.)        Chilli                – Potato, Turnip, Cowpea

4.)        Cabbage         – Lime, carrot, radish, Brinjal

5.)        Cauliflower      – Knol-Khol, Spinach, brinjal, maize

6.)        Onion              -Carrot, Radish, Coriander, Turnip

7.)        Garlic              -Beet root, radish, carrot

8.)        Pea                  -Sorghum. Maize, Sunflower, Guava

9.)        Frenchbean     -Brinjal, Chilli, Marigold, Maize

10.)      Cowpea           -Frenchbean, coriander, Maize, Sorghum, Banana

11.)      Okra                -Coriander, Cluster bean

12.)      Bottle Gourd    -Cowpea, Snakegourd, Ivy Gourd, Amaranthus.

13.)      Sponge Gourd-Spinash, Tomato

14.)      Cucumber       -Cowpea, palak, Turnip, sweet pepper

15.)      Bitter Gourd-   Lima bean, cowpea, parsnip, Lettuce.

 

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