Intercrop and drip irrigation effects on growth, yield, water-use efficiency and economics of elephant foot yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius)

S.K. JATA; M. NEDUNCHEZHIYAN; S.K. MAITY; M. MALLIKARJUN

doi:10.59797/ija.v63i4.5689

Authors

S.K. JATA Institute of Agriculture, Visva-Bharati, Sriniketan, Birbhum, West Bengal 731 236
M. NEDUNCHEZHIYAN Institute of Agriculture, Visva-Bharati, Sriniketan, Birbhum, West Bengal 731 236
S.K. MAITY Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agriculture, Visva-Bharati, Sriniketan, Birbhum, West Bengal 731 236
M. MALLIKARJUN Research Associate (Crop Production), Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kalikiri, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh 517 234

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59797/ija.v63i4.5689

Keywords:

Corm equivalent yield, Drip irrigation, Elephant foot yam, Green gram

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during 2012–13 and 2013–14 at Bhubaneswar, Odisha to study the effects of intercrop and drip irrigation on growth, corm yield, water-use efficiency as well as economics of production of elephant foot yam [Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson]. The experiment was laid out in split plot design with 5 replications, keeping elephant foot yam + green gram and elephant foot yam sole crop in the main plots and surface irrigation, drip irrigation at 100% cumulative pan evaporation (CPE), drip irrigation at 80% CPE and drip irrigation at 60% CPE in the sub-plots. The results revealed that, drip irrigation at 60–80% CPE resulted in higher green gram seed yield (630 kg/ha). Elephant foot yam + green gram intercropping system recorded better growth, yield attributes and yield than sole elephant foot yam. Drip irrigation at 100% and 80% CPE realized better growth, yield attributes and yield compared to other treatments. Surface irrigation resulted in higher consumptive use of water (204 cm) than drip irrigation (50, 41 and 30 cm at 100, 80 and 60 CPE respectively). The highest water-use efficiency was noticed in elephant foot yam + green gram intercropping with drip irrigation at 60% CPE (1080 kg/ha-cm). The highest net returns was recorded with elephant foot yam + green gram intercropping with drip irrigation at 100% CPE (309 × 103 /ha), which was statistically at par with elephant foot yam + green gram intercropping with drip irrigation at 80% CPE (307 × 103 /ha). Thus, elephant foot yam and green gram can be grown as an intercrop profitably with application of drip irrigation at 80% CPE to harvest greater yield and realize more returns.

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