Intercropping in rainfed banana, musa (Aab) 'palayankodan'

Abstract

None of the intercrops reduced the vegetative growth and yield of banana. However, the returns from intercrops like cowpea, ginger, colocasia and tapioca were not sufficiently high to compensate for the extra cost on the fertilizers and planting materials. The result suggested that intercropping of banana with turmeric or yam would prove profitable to the banana growers of Kerala under rainfed conditions.