STUDIES ON MULTIPLE/RELAY CROPPING INDEX UNDER NEWLY DEVELOPED CROPPING SYSTEMS AND ITS EFFECT ON INCOME OF FARMERS

R.A. SINGH¹*, R.K. SINGH², I.P. SINGH³, A. SINGH⁴, P.V. SINGH⁵, V.R. CHAUDHARY^6
1C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
²ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jalaun, 285123, Uttar Pradesh, India
³ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Auraiya, 206244, Uttar Pradesh, India, India
⁴C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
⁵C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
⁶C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
* Corresponding Author : rasinghcsau@gmail.com

Received : 01-09-2021     Accepted : 27-09-2021     Published : 30-09-2021
Volume : 13     Issue : 9       Pages : 10871 - 10872
Int J Agr Sci 13.9 (2021):10871-10872

Keywords : Coriander, Fold, Index
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The field study was carried out during two consecutive years of 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 at pilot area of Kannauj, Farrukhabad, Unnao, Hardoi and Mainpuri, C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, under NABARD and RKVY Projects in 25 villages, where maize and potato are cultivating by farmers as a major enterprises. The cultivars, Azad Uttam and short duration hybrid maize, Kufri Bahar, Kufri Pukharaj, Kufri Pushker, Kufri Ashok, Kufri Anand, Kufri Satlaj, Kufri Jawahar, Kufri Jyoti, Kufri Gulal of potato and ICGV 93468 (Avtar) and Dh 86 of summer groundnut and Sonalika of coriander for green leaves were planted in selected area of 25 villages. The average productivity of maize recorded 30.05 q/ha. The average yield of potato tubers, grown after maize was noted 355.00 q/ha. The summer groundnut yielded by 30.10 q/ha. The coriander grown during mid rainy season between maize and potato crops yielded green leaves by 52.50 q/ha. The highest net return was found Rs. 512875.00 /ha under maize-coriander leaves-potato-summer groundnut. Maize-potato-summer groundnut gave net return Rs. 224480.00/ha. The lowest net return was computed Rs. 121490.00/ha in maize-potato cropping system. The net income of farmers increased 1.80 and 4.22 fold due to maize-potato-summer groundnut and maize-coriander leaves-potato-summer groundnut cropping system, respectively, as compared to maize-potato. Similarly, multiple/relay cropping index increased to the extent of 2.80 and 3.00 by growing of maize-potato-summer groundnut and maize-coriander for green leaves-potato-summer groundnut, respectively, over maize-potato / conventional system (1.80)

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