Mother Rhizome Growth 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 (Chhattisgarh), India.
Pratap Toppo
Department of Forestry, College of Agriculture, IGKV, Raipur (Chhattisgarh), India.
Lalji Singh
Department of Forestry, College of Agriculture, IGKV, Raipur (Chhattisgarh), India.
S. S. Tuteja
Centre of Excellence on NTFPs & MAPs, College of Agriculture, IGKV, Raipur (Chhattisgarh), India.
R.R. Saxena
Department of Agricultural Statistics, College of Agriculture, IGKV, Raipur (Chhattisgarh), India.
Vinay Kumar Samadhiya
Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture, IGKV, Raipur (Chhattisgarh), India.
Sindhu Xaxa
Department of Forestry, College of Agriculture, IGKV, Raipur (Chhattisgarh), India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The experiment was carried out during the year 2022-23 and 2023-24 in Kharif seasons at the Herbal Garden of IGKV, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. 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 i.e.: T1 - Suranjana, T2 - Selam, T3 – Chhattisgarh Haldi-1, T4 – Chhattisgarh Haldi-2, T5 – Roma, T6- Ranga, T7- NDH-98 and T8- Sonali. From the two year of investigation it’s found that mother rhizome length and width (cm) was found maximum in variety Chhattisgarh Haldi-2 and variety NDH-98 under sole turmeric as well as Eucalyptus intercropped with turmeric, while variety Sonali showed the minimum growth of mother rhizome in both the year of investigation and on mean data.
Keywords: Turmeric, eucalyptus, varieties, mother rhizome, production system