Evaluation of medicinal plants as intercrop under coconut plantation
Research Type
Departmental Research
Experiment Background
India is the largest coconut-producing country in the world and accounted for about 31.45% of the world’s total production during 2021-22, with a production of 19,247 million nuts. The crop contributes around Rs. 307,498 million (US$ 3.88 billion) to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). In Gujarat, the green coconut production had reached to 23.6 crore units from an area of 26,561 hectares in 2023-24. The productivity from per unit area can further increased by integrating suitable medicinal plants as intercrop.
Coconut being widely spaced crop, it provides opportunity for growing intercrops in available space. Ashwagandha, Asalia, Quinoa, Chia seed and Isabgol are some short duration medicinal crops with the potential to give high economic returns.Keeping this, the project has been proposed to better utilization of available moisture after the monsoon and to enhance the economic returns by cultivation of some suitable medicinal crops as intercrop in coconut plantation with the following objectives:
Experiment Group
Horticulture
Unit Type
(02)EDUCATION UNIT
Unit
(13)ASPEE COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE (NAVSARI)
Department
(216)Plantation Spices Medicinal and Aromatic,ACHF, Navsari
BudgetHead
(329/12108/00)329/01/REG/04650
Objective
To find out the most suitable medicinal crop as intercrop in coconut plantation
Season
Rabi
Location Unit Type
(02)EDUCATION UNIT
Location Unit
(13)ASPEE COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE (NAVSARI)
Location Department
(216)Plantation Spices Medicinal and Aromatic,ACHF, Navsari