Author(s):

PK Sethy, A Nandi, SP Mishra, AK Padhiary and A Patnaik

Abstract: A survey was conducted in three blocks of Kendrapada district about the homestead agroforestry system to compare productivity of vegetable crops in that system with respect to the productivity of recommended practices. It was found that chilli growing homestead farmers were using 20% less quantity of seeds as compared to the recommendation. It was found that okra growing homestead farmers were using 20% more quantity of seeds as compared to the recommendation (Table 4.12.4). It was also found that about 16.33% farmers were using Gromor+FYM, 33.33% farmers were using FYM+Urea and 50% farmers were using DAP+Urea as a source of fertilizer. The fertilizer dose was found to be 38kg N, 25kg P₂O₅ and 0kg K₂O per hectare which is an imbalanced fertilizer dose. The similar type of non-recommended practices of production were being adopted in cucumber, bitter gourd, ridge gourd, pumkin, turmeric, basella crop also.

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