Techno Economic Study on Intercropping Medicinal Plants in Oil Palm Plantations (Record no. 27079)
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| Classification number | 633.8 |
| Item number | JES/TE |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Jessykutty P C |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Techno Economic Study on Intercropping Medicinal Plants in Oil Palm Plantations |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Vellayani |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Department of Plantation Crops and Spices, College of Agriculture |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2003 |
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| Degree type | PhD |
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| Summary, etc. | An investigation entitled 'Techno economic study on intercropping medicinal plants in oil palm plantations' was carried out at Kulathupuzha oil palm estate during the period 1999 - 2002, to study the adaptability and performance of ten medicinal plant species as intercrop in oil palm plantations of different age groups. The specific objectives were to standardize the optimum spacing for the potential species under the different oil palm canopy shade levels and to study the morphological, anatomical, physiological and biochemical mechanism of shade tolerance ofthe selected species. In the study, the pattern of distribution of solar energy indicated that there was considerable variation in the interception of sunlight, by palm canopies of different age groups. The range of light condition available in the plantation was grouped as, young palms with moderate light transmission (PAR 42 % of open), medium and mature palms having poor light transmission, improving with increase in palm height and also change in leaf orientation (PAR 19 and 22 % of open respectively). The experiment revealed the feasibility of growing medicinal plants as intercrop in oil palm plantations of all age groups studied. The performance of all ten species with regard to morphological characters and yield were better under the young oil palm canopy. The per plant yield of species grown under open condition was on par with that under medium and mature oil palm canopy. The net income per hectare and benefit cost ratio of the medicinal plant species were the highest when they were grown under the young palms. The study suggests that among the different oil palm canopy shade levels, young oil palm canopy is the ideal condition for intercropping medicinal plant species. Intercropping of shade tolerant medicinal plants under medium and mature oil palm canopy is also beneficial for getting reasonable additional income from the plantations. Among the ten medicinal plant species evaluated, Kacholam emerged as the most profitable intercrop for oil palm plantations under southern Kerala conditions. Other profitable intercrops identified were Chittadalodakam, Chittaratha, Karimkurinji and Sathavari. The spacing trial of Kacholam under the different shade levels prevailed in oil palm plantations of various age groups revealed that 20 x 10 cm spacing was the ideal planting distance in young, medium and mature plantations for getting highest yield and profit. The highest net profit was recorded when Kacholam was grown under young oil palm canopy and the profit was slightly higher than that obtained from open crop. The net profit from other two shade situations was also not much lower than under open condition. This indicated the suitability of Kacholam as intercrop in oil palm plantations of all age groups. A higher net profit was obtained from the lowest spacing of 20 x 10 cm under all situations. The spacing, 20 x 10 cm can be recommended as the optimum spacing for intercropping Kacholam in oil palm plantations. Based on benefit cost ratio, it can be concluded that the ideal shade condition for intercropping Kacholam is under young oil palm canopy followed by medium and mature canopy. An analysis of the morphological, physiological, anatomical and biochemical characters of Kacholam revealed its shade tolerant nature. Lncreased number of leaves, tillers, total leaf area and increased fresh weight of . . all plant parts clearly indicated the superior performance of Kacholam under shade. Physiological attributes like, total dry matter production, leaf area index, specific leaf weight and water potential were also found to be higher under shaded condition compared to open, indicating its shade tolerant behaviour. Lower stomatal density, decreased epidermal and mesophyll thickness and lower number of vascular bundles noticed in Kacholam leaves grown under shade, compared to open, are clear indications of the adaptive mechanism of Kacholam under shade. Higher content of chlorophyll 'a', 'b' and total chlorophyll recorded under shade also indicated the biochemical mechanism of shade tolerance in Kacholam. Analysis of the yield data of oil palms in the experimental plots before and after the experiment revealed that the yield of young, medium and mature palms was not affected by intercropping with medicinal plant species. |
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| Personal name | Sreekandan Nair G (Guide) |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810015066 |
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| KAU Central Library, Thrissur | KAU Central Library, Thrissur | Theses | 2014-03-18 | 633.8 JES/TE | 172138 | 2014-03-18 | 2014-03-18 | Theses |