Yield of Turmeric Varieties [Curcuma longa (L.)] Under Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus tereticornis) Based Agroforestry System in Chhattisgarh Plain, India
Manish Kumar Mankur *
Department of Forestry, College of Agriculture, IGKV, Raipur (Chhattisgharh), India.
Pratap Toppo
Department of Forestry, College of Agriculture, IGKV, Raipur (Chhattisgharh), India.
Lalji Singh
Department of Forestry, College of Agriculture, IGKV, Raipur (Chhattisgharh), India.
S.S. Tuteja
Centre of Excellence on NTFPs and MAPs, College of Agriculture, IGKV, Raipur (Chhattisgharh), India.
Dayanand Sai Painkra
Shaheed Mahendra Karma Vishwavidyalaya, Bastar, Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, India.
Ekta Singh
Department of Forestry, College of Agriculture, IGKV, Raipur (Chhattisgharh), India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The experiment was conducted during the year 2022-23 and 2023-24 in Kharif seasons at the Herbal Garden of IGKV, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Two production systems were studied: F1 involved sole Turmeric, while F2 involved Eucalyptus intercropped with Turmeric in both the production system used FRBD (Factorial Randomized Block Design). Eight turmeric varieties were used: T1 - Suranjana, T2 - Selam, T3 – Chhattisgarh Haldi-1, T4 – Chhattisgarh Haldi-2, T5 – Roma, T6- Ranga, T7- NDH-98 and T8- Sonali. The pooled rhizome fresh yield data for year 2022-23 and 2023-24 year shows that F2 (Eucalyptus + turmeric) (19.76 t/ha) yielded significantly less than F1 (Sole turmeric) (21.73 t/ha). Among varieties, Chhattisgarh Haldi-2 (25.18 t/ha) and NDH-98 (24.65 t/ha) recorded the maximum yield, while the lowest yield was recorded in Sonali (16 t/ha). A significant result found in production system and crop variety which showed that performance of varieties depended on the cropping system.
Keywords: Turmeric, eucalyptus, varieties, yield, production system