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VOL. 6, ISSUE 3 (2021)
Pitcher irrigation and surface cover management on bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) production in alfisols
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Angira Prasad Mahata, Abantika Mondal, Arunabha Pal, Susanta Kumar De
Abstract
Pitcher irrigation is a self-regulative, low cost and eco-friendly technique of irrigation having high potential of energy saving, water saving and very much efficient in vegetable and orchard planting. In order to assess the effectiveness of vegetable crop production by pitcher pot irrigation with mulching in different season and conserving water towards increasing of crop productivity in Red & Lateritic Zones of West Bengal. The experiment was conducted with five treatments combinations viz. T1 - Pitcher irrigation + live mulch (black gram),T2 - Pitcher irrigation + coco coir mulch,T3 – Pitcher pot irrigation + jute fibre mulch,T4 - Pitcher pot irrigation + babui grass mulch and T5 – Pitcher pot irrigation + no mulch (i.e. control). One pitcher pot placed between four plants and each pitcher pot having capacity of 10 litter’s water. All mulching materials @ 5 ton /ha were spread on the soil after transplanting of vegetables seedling. The result reveals that the application of each of treatments increased yield of vegetables.
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Pages:897-901
How to cite this article:
Angira Prasad Mahata, Abantika Mondal, Arunabha Pal, Susanta Kumar De "Pitcher irrigation and surface cover management on bitter gourd <em>(Momordica charantia)</em> production in alfisols ". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 6, Issue 3, 2021, Pages 897-901
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