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VOL. 6, ISSUE 6 (2021)
Prospects of turmeric as intercrop in fruit and plantation crops: A comparative study
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Datta Nilanjana, Sarkar Tapas
Abstract
Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is used as dry spice, condiment, dye, drug and cosmetic in addition to its use in religious ceremonies. It belongs to the family Zingiberaceae. Commercial part is rhizome or underground stem. India leads highest producer and exporter of turmeric in the world and accounts for 78% of world’s total production. Turmeric growing upto a height of about one meter, pairs of lance shaped leaves originated from alternate sides of the stem. Turmeric covered only in 6% of the total area under spices and condiments and it is also second largest foreign exchange earner among Indian spices. India consumes nearly 80% of turmeric. In India more than 80% farmers belongs to small and marginal group. Intercrop encourages better utilization of land, labour and capital to increase the production per unit time and space and also gives additional yield and income per unit area. it also insure crop failure against abnormal year. fruits and plantation crops, such perennial species invites growth of intercrops as they are growing through three to six years of juvenile period which accounts as lag phase in economy to farmer with additional benefits to main crop or than sole crop.
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Pages:466-468
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Datta Nilanjana, Sarkar Tapas "Prospects of turmeric as intercrop in fruit and plantation crops: A comparative study ". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 6, Issue 6, 2021, Pages 466-468
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