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Spring Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) Yield, Quality and Nutrient uptake under different Row Spacing and Intercropping Systems

Author: Ekta Singh, Rajesh Singh and A.K. Singh*

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Abstract

Sugarcane being a long duration and widely spaced crop having ample scope of intercropping. This holds promise high land utilization efficiency, mid-season income generation and sustaining the productivity of crops in sugarcane based production system. The field experiment was conducted during spring seasons of 2019-20 and 2020-21 at ICAR-Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow. The experimental soil was sandy loam with pH (7.6), organic carbon (0.45 %), available N (275.9 kg/ha), P2O5 (37.4 kg/ha) and K2O (233.1 kg/ha) respectively. The treatments comprised of 4 inter cropping systems (sugarcane sole, sugarcane + cluster bean, sugarcane + okra, sugarcane + sesame) with 3 row spacings viz. 90 cm (1:1), 120 cm (1:2) and 150 (1:3) cm along with each sole crops. Among intercropping treatments, significantly the highest number of millable canes (132.5 thousand/ha), cane yield (102.1 t/ha) and sugar yield (12.03 t/ha) was recorded with sugarcane (90 cm) + okra (1:1) and was compara

Keywords

Cane equivalent yield, intercropping, nutrient uptake, row spacing and sugarcane.

Conclusion

This may be concluded that intercropping system of sugarcane (90 cm) + okra (1:1) was most effective in harnessing the highest number of millable canes (132.5 thousand/ha), cane yield (102.1 t/ha) and sugar yield (12.03 t/ha). Highest cane equivalent yield (151.5 t/ha) was recorded under sugarcane (120 cm) + okra (1:2) intercropping system and was found similar to sugarcane (90 cm) + okra (1:1) intercropping. The quality parameters were unaffected due to different treatments.

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Ekta Singh, Rajesh Singh and A.K. Singh (2022). Spring Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) Yield, Quality and Nutrient uptake under Different Row Spacing and Intercropping Systems. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 14(1): 1073-1077.