Annual Report 2009-2010 - Central Sericultural Research ...

AGRONOMY SECTION
Project: Intercropping of medicinal and aromatic plants with mulberry for
better economic returns under temperate and sub-tropical conditions of
Jammu & Kashmir state
Co-ordinator: M. A. Khan, Director
Sub-Project: Intercropping of medicinal and aromatic plants with mulberry
under temperate conditions of Kashmir.
Rajinder Kour, Tej Kishan* and G. M. Darzi
*The Scientist is with CIMAP (IIIM, Boner, Pulwama)
During the year 2009, the saplings of three medicinal plants namely Atropa belladonna,
Lavendula officinalis and Echinacea purpurae growing in the field in a Randomized
Block Design as intercrops under established tree type of mulberry plantation
of Goshoerami were maintained by providing timely hoeing, pot watering and
weeding. Mulberry plantation was maintained following the recommended package
of practices for temperate region.
The harvesting was made once in Lavendula officinalis and twice in Atropa belladonna.
The details of the harvest made from medicinal plants are furnished in Table-3.
Table-3: Details of the harvests of medicinal and aromatic plants as an intercrop
during the year 2009.
Name of the
medicinal and
aromatic plant
Number of
harvests
made during
the
Estimated
Actual yield
648 ft 2 hectare
obtained for yield per
Rate
(Rs.)
Estimated
additional
income per
hectare (ru-