Integrated farming system in enhancing the productivity of marginal rice (Oryza sativa) holdings in Goa
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.59797/ija.v48i1.3025Keywords:
integrated farming, Productivity, Rice grain equivalent yieldAbstract
A field experiment was conducted at the ICAR Research complex for Goa, Old Goa, during 1999 2000 and 2000 2001 to assess the productivity of rice (Oryza sativa L.) based cropping sequences, viz. rice brinjal (Solanum . melongena L.), rice cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.], rice groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) rice sunnhemp (Crotalaria juncea L.) andsole rice integrated with poultry and mushroom production. The highest system produc . tivity (21,487 kglhdyear) of rice grain equivalent yield was recorded with rice brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) sys tem integrated with mushroom and poultry, followed by rice cowpea (1 8,027 kghdyear) and rice groundnut system (16,922 kghdyear). The contribution of crops towards the system productivity ranged from 33 to 52% while the share of poultry and mushroom production was 28 to 39% and 20 to 28% respectively.References
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