Effect of intercropping Coriander (<i>Coriandrum sativum</i> L.) on Growth and Yield of Nagpur Mandarin (<i>Citrus reticulata</i> Blanco.) in South-Eastern Rajasthan

Bhupendra Singh; S.B.S. Pandey; P. Bhatnagar; Ashutosh Mishra; Shubhanshu .

doi:10.36808/if/2025/v151i2/169775

Effect of intercropping Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) on Growth and Yield of Nagpur Mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco.) in South-Eastern Rajasthan

Authors

Bhupendra Singh College of Horticulture and Forestry, Jhalawar, Rajasthan
S.B.S. Pandey College of Horticulture and Forestry, Jhalawar, Rajasthan
P. Bhatnagar College of Horticulture and Forestry, Jhalawar, Rajasthan
Ashutosh Mishra College of Horticulture and Forestry, Jhalawar, Rajasthan
Shubhanshu . College of Horticulture and Forestry, Jhalawar, Rajasthan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2025/v151i2/169775

Keywords:

Agroforestry, Intercropping system, Mandarin, Growth and Yield

Abstract

The field experiment was conducted during 2020-21 and 2021-22 at the Instructional Farm, Department of Fruit Science, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Jhalawar (Agriculture University, Kota). The fourteen year old plantation of Nagpur mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco.) was used for the present intercropping study. The coriander (var. RCR-436, RKD-18 and RCR- 728) was selected as an intercrop along with two biofertilizers (Azotobacter and PSB) for the study. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with thirteen treatments and three replications. The observations on growth and yield of Nagpur mandarin were recorded during the course of investigation under study for both the years. The maximum fruit yield of Nagpur mandarin was recorded in treatment C₁₁ (100.25 q/ha) during first year 11 as compared to second year (96.46 q/ha) of the study in same treatment.

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