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Original Research Articles                      Volume : 9, Issue:7, July, 2020

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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.2020.9(7): 1428-1441
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.907.164


Studies on Japanese Mint (Mentha arvensis L.) and Maize (Zea mays L.) Intercropping System under Irrigated Condition
Suparna Nayak1*, Anand B. Mastiholi2, T. N. Pushpa1 and D. Srikantaprasad1
1Department of Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops, KRCCH, Arabhavi., UHS, Bagalkot -587 104, Karnataka, India.
2Regional Horticultural Research and Extension Center, Dharwad, UHS,
Bagalkot-587 104, Karnataka, India
*Corresponding author
Abstract:

The field experiment to study the possibility of growing Japanese mint as intercrop with maize under irrigated condition was undertaken during kharif 2016-17. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with three replications. There are eight treatments viz., T1: Maize (45 cm / 75 cm x 20 cm) + Japanese mint (120 cm x 15 cm) (2:1), T2: Maize (45 cm / 75 cm x 20 cm) + Japanese mint (25 cm / 95 cm x 15 cm) (2:2), T3: Maize (120 cm x 10 cm) + Japanese mint (30 cm / 60 cm x 15 cm) (1:3), T4: Maize (90 cm x 15 cm) + Japanese mint (90 cm x 15 cm) (1:1), T5: Maize (90 cm x 15 cm) + Japanese mint (30 cm / 60 cm x 15 cm) (1:2), T6: Maize (60 cm x 20 cm) + Japanese mint (60 cm x 15 cm) (1:1), T7: Sole maize (60 cm x 20 cm) and T8: Sole Japanese mint (45 cm x 15 cm). The treatment T3 recorded significantly higher LER (1.5), ATER (1.4), Japanese mint equivalent oil yield (312.4 kg/ha) and maize grain equivalent yield (252.5 q/ha) with maximum B: C ratio (3.34) among the intercropping systems. However, dry matter production (51.5 g/plant) and fresh herbage yield (150.0 g/plant and 20.5 t/ha) was significantly higher in sole Japanese mint (T8). The study showed that Japanes mint can be grown profitably with maize as intercrop in 1: 3 row proportion with adjustment in cropping geometry of maize.


Keywords: Japanese mint, Maize, Intercropping, Herbage yield, LER

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Suparna Nayak, Anand B. Mastiholi, T. N. Pushpa and Srikantaprasad, D. 2020. Studies on Japanese Mint (Mentha arvensis L.) and Maize (Zea mays L.) Intercropping System under Irrigated Condition.Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 9(7): 1428-1441. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.907.164
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