Impact of intercropping of medicinal and aromatic plants with organic farming approach on resource use efficiency in arecanut (Areca catechu L.) plantation in India

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 78-83

  Sujatha, S ^a   Bhat, Ravi ^a   Kannan, C ^a   Balasimha, D ^a  

^a ICAR CENTRAL PLANTATION CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Arecanut; Asparagus racemosus; Bacopa monnieri; Cymbopogon flexuous; Intercropping; MAPs; Ocimum basilicum; Piper longum; Vetiveria zizanoides

Indexed keywords

ARECANUT; ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS; BACOPA MONNIERI; CYMBOPOGON; INTERCROPPING; OCIMUM BASILICUM; PIPER LONGUM; VETIVERIA ZIZANOIDES;

AGRICULTURE; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIZATION; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; ORGANIC CARBON; PH EFFECTS; PRODUCTIVITY; SOILS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; DATA INTERPRETATION; GRASS; INTERCROPPING; MEDICINAL PLANT; NUT; ORGANIC FARMING; PLANTATION; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL CHEMISTRY; VINE; YIELD RESPONSE;

INDIA; KARNATAKA; VITTAL;

ALOE VERA; ARECA CATECHU; ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA PALLENS; ASPARAGUS; ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS; BACOPA MONNIERI; CYMBOPOGON; CYMBOPOGON FLEXUOSUS; OCIMUM; OCIMUM BASILICUM; PIPER BETEL; PIPER LONGUM; PIPERACEAE; POACEAE; VETIVERIA; VETIVERIA ZIZANIOIDES;

EID: 78649694576     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2010.09.001     Document Type: Article

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