J. Biosci. Agric. Res. | Volume 28, Issue 02, 2374-2380 | https://doi.org/10.18801/jbar.280221.288
Article type: Research article | Received: 18.05.2021; Revised: 25.11.2021; First published online: 31 December 2021.
Article type: Research article | Received: 18.05.2021; Revised: 25.11.2021; First published online: 31 December 2021.
Productivity of intercropping maize with ginger at varying row spacing
Md. Kamrul Islam 1*, Iffat Kibria Al Nayeem 2, Md. Zamir Uddin 1, Md. Mokhlesur Rahman 1 and Md. Mosharraf Hossain 1
1 Regional Horticulture Research Station, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh.
2 Horticulture Centre, Dept. of Agriculture Extension, Araihazar, Narayanganj, Bangladesh.
✉ *Corresponding author: [email protected] (Islam MK).
1 Regional Horticulture Research Station, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh.
2 Horticulture Centre, Dept. of Agriculture Extension, Araihazar, Narayanganj, Bangladesh.
✉ *Corresponding author: [email protected] (Islam MK).
Abstract
The experiment was conducted at Spices Research Sub-Center, BARI, Lalmonirhat in two consecutive years, 2015-16 and 2016-17, to observe the productivity and profitability of intercropping maize with ginger. The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design with three replications. The treatments were T1: 2 row ginger + 1 row maize (66% ginger + 40% maize), T2: 3 row ginger + 1 row maize (75% ginger + 30% maize), T3: 4 row ginger + 1 row maize (80% ginger + 24% maize), T4: 1 row maize on 3rd ginger row side (100% ginger + 40% maize), T5: 1 row maize on 4th ginger row side (100% ginger + 30% maize), T6: 1 row maize on 5th ginger row side (100% ginger + 24% maize), T7: Sole maize (60cm × 25cm), T8: Sole ginger (50cm × 25cm). Maize was intercropped twice- after harvesting 1st planted maize again, maize was planted into the ginger field. Significant differences were exposed among the treatments regarding yield and intercrop efficiency. Higher ginger equivalent yield (GEY), gross return, gross margin and benefit cost ratio (BCR) were observed in T4, T5 and T6 where maize was planted on 3rd, 4th and 5th ginger row with 100% ginger and in T3 where maize was planted after 4 row ginger. Among those T6 was the most productive and profitable.
Key Words: Intercropping, Maize, Ginger, Row spacing, Productivity and Profitability
The experiment was conducted at Spices Research Sub-Center, BARI, Lalmonirhat in two consecutive years, 2015-16 and 2016-17, to observe the productivity and profitability of intercropping maize with ginger. The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design with three replications. The treatments were T1: 2 row ginger + 1 row maize (66% ginger + 40% maize), T2: 3 row ginger + 1 row maize (75% ginger + 30% maize), T3: 4 row ginger + 1 row maize (80% ginger + 24% maize), T4: 1 row maize on 3rd ginger row side (100% ginger + 40% maize), T5: 1 row maize on 4th ginger row side (100% ginger + 30% maize), T6: 1 row maize on 5th ginger row side (100% ginger + 24% maize), T7: Sole maize (60cm × 25cm), T8: Sole ginger (50cm × 25cm). Maize was intercropped twice- after harvesting 1st planted maize again, maize was planted into the ginger field. Significant differences were exposed among the treatments regarding yield and intercrop efficiency. Higher ginger equivalent yield (GEY), gross return, gross margin and benefit cost ratio (BCR) were observed in T4, T5 and T6 where maize was planted on 3rd, 4th and 5th ginger row with 100% ginger and in T3 where maize was planted after 4 row ginger. Among those T6 was the most productive and profitable.
Key Words: Intercropping, Maize, Ginger, Row spacing, Productivity and Profitability
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Islam, M. K. et al. “Productivity of intercropping maize with ginger at varying row spacing”. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 28(02), (2021): 2374-2380.
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Islam, M. K., Nayeem, I. K. A., Uddin, M. Z., Rahman, M. M. and Hossain, M. M. (2021). Productivity of intercropping maize with ginger at varying row spacing. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 28(02), 2374-2380.
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Islam, M. K., Nayeem, I. K. A., Uddin, M. Z., Rahman, M. M. and Hossain, M. M. “Productivity of intercropping maize with ginger at varying row spacing”. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 28(02), (2021): 2374-2380.
Harvard
Islam, M. K., Nayeem, I. K. A., Uddin, M. Z., Rahman, M. M. and Hossain, M. M. 2021. Productivity of intercropping maize with ginger at varying row spacing. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 28(02), pp. 2374-2380.
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Islam, MK, Nayeem, IKA, Uddin, MZ, Rahman, MM and Hossain, MM. Productivity of intercropping maize with ginger at varying row spacing. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 2021 December, 28(02): 2374-2380.
Islam, M. K. et al. “Productivity of intercropping maize with ginger at varying row spacing”. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 28(02), (2021): 2374-2380.
APA
Islam, M. K., Nayeem, I. K. A., Uddin, M. Z., Rahman, M. M. and Hossain, M. M. (2021). Productivity of intercropping maize with ginger at varying row spacing. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 28(02), 2374-2380.
Chicago
Islam, M. K., Nayeem, I. K. A., Uddin, M. Z., Rahman, M. M. and Hossain, M. M. “Productivity of intercropping maize with ginger at varying row spacing”. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 28(02), (2021): 2374-2380.
Harvard
Islam, M. K., Nayeem, I. K. A., Uddin, M. Z., Rahman, M. M. and Hossain, M. M. 2021. Productivity of intercropping maize with ginger at varying row spacing. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 28(02), pp. 2374-2380.
Vancouver
Islam, MK, Nayeem, IKA, Uddin, MZ, Rahman, MM and Hossain, MM. Productivity of intercropping maize with ginger at varying row spacing. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 2021 December, 28(02): 2374-2380.
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