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

During the first year of its harvest it was estimated that an additional income of Rs.
6000/- and Rs. 8000/- can be obtained from one hectare of plantation by cultivating
Atropa belladonna & Lavendula officinalis respectively as an intercrop without having
any significant effect on productivity of foliage.
Test site: RSRS, Jammu:
Intercropping of medicinal and aromatic plants with mulberry for better
economic returns under temperate and sub-tropical conditions of Jammu
and Kashmir State.
R. K.Fotadar, Anil Dhar and M.A.Khan
Use of medicinal plants having export value has been found a vital area for
higher returns and present project has been envisaged to use some of these
promising commercially viable medicinal plants as intercrops to make mulberry
cultivation more remunerative. Basic concept of the project is to improve
upon the economic returns of sericulture farmers and to make mulberry
cultivation sustainable by practicing intercrops with mulberry.
Treatments
1. Mulberry alone
2. Mulberry with Mentha arvensis
3. Mulberry with Cymbopogon pendulus, kalam as intercrop.
4. Mulberry with Cymbopogon nardus, CN-5 as intercrop.
5. Mentha arvensis alone
6. Cymbopogon pendulus, kalam alone
7. Cymbopogon nardus, CN-5 alone.
The economics of intercrop based on 1 year data is depicted in table-5 and
the same reveals that remuneration to the extent of Rs 16540 can be generated
from intercropping cymbopogen-var Kalam (sole). However total economics
and land equivalent ratio shall be worked out after generating the data
from second year of studies and inputs given during the studies shall be
worked out once conclusion are drawn. Yield and yield attributes of intercrops
is depicted in table-6 & 7.