Performance of Indian mustard (Brassica,juncea) varieties in association with autumn-planted sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)

Abstract

Intercropping of Indian mustard Indian mustard in comparison to already [Brassica juncea (L.) Czernj. & Cosson] recommended variety. Varuna through with autumn-planted sugarcane (Saccharum border technique of planting in association officinarum L.) through border-planting with sugarcane. Co 1146 variety of technique has been developed by Rathi et al. sugarcane was grown during the winter (1 979), in which 2 rows of Indian mustard is season of 1986-87 and 1987-88 in 4 adjusted in place of every fourth row of replications of randomized block design. sugarcane. Kumar (1 983) suggested the use Two additional treatments of pure sugarc&e of Varuna cultivar in intercropping with by regular and border methods were also sugarcane. Presently, a number of new included to find out the effect of mustard on varieties of Indian mustard are available for number of milliable canes of sugarcane. commercial cultivation in Uttar Pradesh, but Planting of sugarcane was done on 30 no information is available on their October 1986 in 3 rows at 90 cm apart. In performance in association with sugarcane. place of every fourth row of sugarcane 2 Hence, an experiment was conducted to rows of Indian mustard varieties were study the suitability of new varieties of adjusted and in addition to this 2 rows of