ECONOMIC PROFITABILITY OF CUCURBITACEOUS VEGETABLES AS INTERCROPS IN SPRING PLANTED SUGAR CANE

MOHD SUHAIL¹, S.K. VISHWAKARMA²*, P.K. BISEN³, SANJAY SINGH⁴, N.K. TRIPATHI⁵, J.L. GUPTA^6
1Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208002
²Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208002
³Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208002
⁴Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208002
⁵Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208002
⁶Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208002
* Corresponding Author : pckvk.lmp@gmail.com

Received : 04-03-2018     Accepted : 11-03-2018     Published : 15-03-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 5       Pages : 5326 - 5328
Int J Agr Sci 10.5 (2018):5326-5328

Keywords : Intercrops, sugar cane, cucurbits, yield, economic
Academic Editor : Ashok S, Sharma Sheetal Raj
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208002
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

An on farm trial conducted at 10 sugarcane grower’s field in Lakhimpur-Kheri district during 2015-16 Uttar Pradesh, to maximum utilization of natural resources without hazards. To evaluate cucurbitaceous crops viz.cucumber, sponge gourd, bottle gourd, musk melonas intercrop in spring sugarcane. The sapling of intercrops has been prepared through low tunnel method in polycups and planted in sugarcane field. To analyze data parameters were taken gross cost, net return, CBR, net return margin, net return over one rupee, harvesting period, yield, LER& CII. The maximum yield (59.19 q. /ha.), sugar cane equivalent yield (773.74 q. /ha) was found in T4 (S.C+ Bottle gourd) combination. The highest net return (Rs. 179105.00), net profit margin (243.82 Rs./q.) and net return over one rupee expenditure (1.54) and BCR (2.54), LER (1.41) was recorded in T3 (S.C.+ Sponge gourd) combination. The results reveled that intercropping of cucurbitaceous crops marginally decreased the sugar cane yield percentage (5.56-7.31%). The intercropping of sponge gourd in sugarcane was found most economic among the cucurbitaceous crops

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