International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 4
First page : (1265) Last page : (1269)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5674

Yield Response of Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) under Drip Fertigation and Plastic Mulch Conditions

A. Raja Gopala Reddy*, K. N. Tiwari and Santosh D.T.
Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology,
Kharagpur - 721 302, West Bengal, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: rajbckv@gmail.com
Received: 18.07.2017  |  Revised: 30.07.2017   |  Accepted: 31.07.2017  

 ABSTRACT

Field experiments were conducted on the lateritic sandy loam soils of Kharagpur, West Bengal, India during 2015-2017 to determine the fertilizer requirement of Turmeric as an intercrop of Sapota and to evaluate the economic feasibility of drip fertigation with and without plastic mulch. The research trials for the consecutive two years showed that 80% of fertigation met with drip and plastic mulch (T4) resulted maximum plant height, stem girth, functional leaves, corm weight, corm length and yield. The highest yield was observed under the treatment 0.8 VDM (16.64 t ha-1) with 85% increase in yield as compared to furrow fertigation (8.99 t ha-1).

Key words: Turmeric; Drip irrigation; Mulching; Water requirement, Yield.

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Cite this article: Reddy, A.R.G., Tiwari, K. N. and  Santosh, D.T., Yield Response of Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) under Drip Fertigation and Plastic Mulch Conditions, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.5(4): 1265-1269 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5674