Abstract:
A field trial was conducted at the Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Raisen, Madhya Pradesh for two consecutive years during 2016-2017 & 2017-2018 to determine the influence of different mulch materials on vegetative growth and yield of ginger (
Zingiber officinale Rosc.) under drip irrigation system. The research trials for the consecutive two years showed that plastic mulch resulted significantly higher in plant height, No. of tillers clump
-1, Number of leaves clump
-1, No. of primary rhizomes, Length of primary rhizome (cm), Diameter of primary rhizome (cm), Number of secondary rhizome, Length of secondary rhizome (cm), Diameter of secondary rhizome (cm), Rhizome yield plant
-1 (g) and Rhizome yield (t) ha
-1,whereas days to maturity were lower in the treatment of control. The highest yield plant
-1 and ha
-1 was observed under the treatment of plastic mulch (434.13 gm plant
-1 & 34.730 t ha
-1) with 124.20% increase in yield as compared to control without mulch (193.80 gm plant
-1 & 15.49 t ha
-1). Followed by yield plant
-1 and yield ha
-1 were observed under the treatment of
Butea monosperma and Paddy
straw almost at par for both treatment (293.53 gm plant
-1, 23.480 t ha
-1 & 272.617 gm plant
-1, 21.807 t ha
-1, respectively).