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| Title: | Evaluation of indigenous forest plant leaves for bio-mulching in organic ginger production and income generation under rain-fed conditions of NEH region |
| Authors: | Kumar, Ashok
Mohanty, A K
Borah, T R
Singh, Awani Kumar |
| Keywords: | Traditional leaf bio-mulch
Mid hills
Rain-fed
Zinger
Yield
Economics
Diseases |
| Issue Date: | Jul-2012 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int.Cl.8:A01N 65/48, A01B 17/00, A01C 3/00, A01C 21/00, A01G, A61K 36/00, C05F 3/00 |
| Abstract: | Field experiments
were conducted during 2007-10 at various farmer’s field of Dzongu valley of
North Sikkim district of Sikkim to identify locally available different forest
plant suitable for leaf material for using as bio-mulching under rain-fed
condition as farmers practices for the main objectives: to identify best leaves
for control moisture loss, optimized temperature, soil erosion, weeds and
disease incidences, increased germination, quality yield and economy in organic
ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.)
local cv. Bhaisey. Green leaves of Artemisia vulgaris Linn., Schima
wallichii
Korth., Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M.King & H.Rob. syn. Eupatorium odoratum Linn., Alnus
nepalensis D. Don and mixed leaves were
used traditionally as bio-mulches in organic ginger seeding in field. The longest rhizome
size (7.25 cm), No. of rhizome fingers/plant (39.23), more ginger yield (208.54
q/ha), B:C ratio (1:1.80), lowest incidence of diseases (16.10%), recorded
significantly maximum soil moisture conservation (44.75%) and optimum soil
temperature (24.80 0C)
were recorded significantly under the Schima
wallichii fresh leaves for bio-mulching as compared to all other
bio-mulching material in organic ginger production and economic under rain-fed
condition of NE hills. The leaves of Schima
wallichii used as bio-mulch in organic ginger increased in yield (60%) and
net return (134.50%) as compared to without mulching (control). |
| Page(s): | 487-492 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.11(3) [July 2012]
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