National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
To evaluate the prospect of small-scale protected cultivation unit in homestead areas for growing off-season vegetables, low-cost bamboo made structures were constructed at Dhalaguri and Uttar Chokowakheti villages in the sub-Himalayan Terai region of West Bengal, India. Five crops, namely, cucumber, capsicum, coriander leaf, spinach beet and cauliflower were grown in different seasons during the period 2016-17. Results indicated the feasibility of protected cultivation for off season vegetable crops as a remunerative agro-enterprise with a high Benefit-Cost (B:C) ratio. The maximum and minimum B:C ratio were 10.58 for off-season coriander leaf and 1.62 for off-season cucumber. The pest and disease problems in the poly-house crops were minimal. The major part of crop water requirement could be met from the residual soil moisture owing to low evaporation rate from the cladded and shaded poly-houses. Crops like off-season cauliflower could be grown without any supplemental irrigation. The farmers’ response towards adoption of low-cost, small-scale protected cultivation technique was encouraging. The demonstrated technology could be a source of additional livelihood generation for the small, marginal and women farmers of the region.
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