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Long-term effects of intercrops on growth, yield and fruit quality of plum (Prunus salicina)

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Title Long-term effects of intercrops on growth, yield and fruit quality of plum (Prunus salicina)
 
Creator KUMAR, JAYANT
RANA, S S
VERMA, H S
PARMAR, D K
 
Subject Intercrop, Growth , Yield, Fruit quality, Plum
 
Description A field experiment was conducted during 1988-99 at Bajaura, Himachal Pradesh, to study the effect of 8 intercrop combinations, viz wheat (Triticum aestivum L. emend. Fiori & Paol.)-maize (zea mays L.) pea (Pisum sativum L. var arvense L.)-tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Miller nom. cons), lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus)-blackgram, (Phaseolus mungo L.), lentil-maize, wheat-blackgrame clover (Trifolium repens L.) setaria (Seteria anceps Stapf ex Massey) and control, on growth, yield and fruit quality of 'Santa Rosa' plum (Prunus salicina Lindley) grafted on wild aprocot (Prunus armeniaca L.) rootstocks. the highest trunk girth (59.7 cm), shoot length (132.9 cm) and fruit yield (86.4 kg/tree) were observed with pea- tomato intercrop, following by lentil-blackgram. The lowest trunk girth (41.2 cm), shoot lenght (87.2cm) and fruit yield (41.2 kg/tree) were recorded with setaria grass. The treatment pea- tomatao also resulted in the highest fruit length (4.82 cm), breadth (4.93 cm) and fruit weight (67.7 g.). The lowest fruit length (4.37), breadth (4.22 cm) and fruit weight (49.3 g) were observed with setaria grass, However, the control resulted in the highest total soluble solids (13.8oB), reducing  sugars (5.54%) and total sugars (6.75% ). Titratable acidity could not be influenced by the treatments.
 
Publisher The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
 
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Date 2014-05-07
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/40421
 
Source The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences; Vol 71, No 11 (2001)
0019-5022
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/40421/18104
 
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