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International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences
ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 9 Number 8 (2020)
Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com
Original Research Article
https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.908.148
Drip Fertigation Effects on Quality Characters of Elephant
Foot Yam and Water Use Efficiency of Elephant Foot Yam+Green
Gram Intercropping System
S.K. Jata1, M. Nedunchezhiyan1*, S.K. Maity2 and M. Mallikarjun2
1
Regional Centre of ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Bhubaneswar
2
Institute of Agriculture, Visva-Bharati, Sriniketan-731 236, West Bengal, India
*Corresponding author
ABSTRACT
Keywords
Amorphophallus
paeoniifolius,
Protein, Starch,
System productivity
Article Info
Accepted:
15 July 2020
Available Online:
10 August 2020
A field experiment was conducted during 2013 and 2014 at the Regional Centre of ICARCentral Tuber Crops Research Institute, Dumuduma, Bhubaneswar, Odisha to study the
drip fertigation effects on quality characters of elephant foot yam [Amorphophallus
paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson] and water use efficiency of elephant foot yam+green
gram (Vigna radiata L.) intercropping system. The experiment was laid out in randomized
block design with four replications. The experiment consisted of six treatments i.e. T1-Soil
application of fertilizers N-K2O @ 100-100 kg ha-1, T2-Fertigation of N-K2O @ 60-60 kg
ha-1, T3-Fertigation of N-K2O @ 80-80 kg ha-1, T4-Fertigation of N-K2O @ 100-100 kg ha1
, T5-Fertigation of N-K2O @ 120-120 kg ha-1 and T6-Fertigation of N-K2O @ 140-140 kg
ha-1. During the final land preparation FYM @ 10 t ha -1 was applied along with P2O5 @ 80
kg ha-1 as single super phosphate (SSP), borax @ 10 kg ha -1 and zinc sulphate @ 10 kg ha-1
in all the treatments. The result revealed that increasing fertigation level increased
nutritional status. Greater amount of protein, sugar, starch and mineral nutrient yields were
noticed in the treatment T6 followed by T5 during both the years of study. The system
productivity and water use efficiency were also greater in treatment T6. However the
difference between T6 and T5 was negligible during both the years of study. Thus, the
treatment fertigation of N-K2O @ 120-120 kg ha-1 (T5) was found optimum for elephant
foot yam+green gram intercropping system.
Introduction
The elephant foot yam [Amorphophallus
paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson (Aracea)], is
regarded as king of tuber crops due to its high
yield
potential
and
profitability
(Nedunchezhiyan and Byju, 2005). Elephant
foot yam is a rich source of different minerals
such as potassium, calcium, phosphorus, iron,
zinc and selenium. The corm also supplies
several vitamins like vitamin A, C and B6
(Chowdhury and Hussain, 1979; Sakai, 1983;
Bradbury and Holloway, 1988; Parkinson,
1984; Mukhopadhyay and Sen, 1999). It
provides energy about 330 KJ/100 g. It
contains
72-79%
moisture,
18-24%
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carbohydrate, 1.7-5.0% protein, 0.2-0.4% fats
and 0.8% edible fibre. It contains omega-3
fatty acids and diosgenin, a molecular
hormone which has potential anticancer
effect. Bradbury and Holloway (1988)
reported that elephant foot yam used as
carminative,
expectorant,
restorative,
stomachic and tonic. It is dried and used in
the treatment of piles and dysentery. It
reduces cholesterol levels in blood, acts as an
anticoagulant. It can be safely consumed by
diabetic people, helps to maintain the
hormonal balance by increasing the estrogen
level in women. It can relieve the women
from pre-menstrual syndrome as well;
haemorrhoids patients are also prescribed to
have elephant yam (Bradbury and Holloway,
1988). Chowdhury and Hussain (1979)
reported that the elephant foot yam consumed
by people looking for weight reduction as it is
low in fat content (0.2-0.4%). Because of its
wide medicinal benefits and nutritional
profile, elephant yam is considered as a
potential nutritious and curative food.
In India, elephant foot yam is cultivated
mainly in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat,
Maharashtra, West Bengal, North-Eastern
states, Kerala, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
(Nedunchezhiyan, 2014a). It is planted at
wider spacing. It takes three months to fully
cover the ground and that allows intercrop to
grow in wider spaces. There is a great
possibility for utilizing the interspaces of
elephant foot yam during early growth stage
by growing short duration cucurbitaceous
vegetable crops like bitter gourd (Momordica
charantia L.), ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula
L.), bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria L.), etc
(Chattopadhyay et al., 2008 and Singh et al.,
2013). Intercropping green gram (Vigna
radiata L.) was found suitable in elephant
foot yam (Nedunchezhiyan and Byju 2005;
Jata et al., 2018a and 2018b). Incidence of
collar rot was found decreased in elephant
foot yam + turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) (1:2)
intercropping (Nedunchezhiyan, 2014b). The
intercropping systems showed superiority to
sole cropping in starch content and reduction
in calcium oxalate content in the corms of
elephant foot yam (Nedunchezhiyan, 2014b).
Nutrients are pre-requisites for enhancing
quantity and quality of crop yields (Achakzai
et al., 2012). Fertigation is a method of
application of fertilizers through irrigation,
which enables adequate supply of water and
nutrients with precise timing and uniform
distribution to meet the crop requirement to
get maximum yield (Patel and Rajput, 2000;
Chawla and Narda, 2002; Nedunchezhiyan,
2017). Drip fertigation is considered to be the
most efficient in saving of water (Behera et
al., 2013). In elephant foot yam, drip
fertigation saved water 4,341,000 L/ha
(Nedunchezhiyan et al., 2017). Elephant foot
yam+green gram intercropping system is
getting popular in India (Nedunchezhiyan et
al., 2008). Though few studies on fertility
management for elephant foot yam+green
gram intercropping system is available,
research work on effect of drip fertigation on
quality of elephant foot yam and water use
efficiency is not available. Keeping the above
in view, an investigation was carried-out to
find the effects of fertigation on quality of
elephant foot yam and water use efficiency of
elephant foot yam+green gram intercropping
system.
Materials and Methods
A field experiment was conducted during
2013 and 2014 at the Regional Centre of
ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute
(20°14’ N and 85°47’ E at 33 m above mean
sea level), Dumuduma, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
The soil of the experimental site was sandy
clay loam in texture. The soil was low in
organic carbon (0.42%), available nitrogen
(93.5 kg ha-1) and available potassium (89.4
kg ha-1) and medium in available phosphorus
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(12.6 kg ha-1) with normal soil reaction (pH
6.8). The climate condition of the area is
warm and moist with hot and humid summer
and mild winter. The average annual rainfall
of the experimental site is 1693.5 mm out of
which nearly 80% is received during June to
September. The experiment elephant foot
yam+green gram intercropping was laid out in
randomized block design with four
replications. The experiment consisted of six
treatments i.e. T1-Soil application of
fertilizers N-K2O @ 100-100 kg ha-1, T2Fertigation of N-K2O @ 60-60 kg ha-1, T3Fertigation of N-K2O @ 80-80 kg ha-1, T4Fertigation of N-K2O @ 100-100 kg ha-1, T5Fertigation of N-K2O @ 120-120 kg ha-1 and
T6-Fertigation of N-K2O @ 140-140 kg ha-1.
During the final land preparation FYM @ 10 t
ha-1was applied along with P2O5 @ 80 kg ha-1
as single super phosphate (SSP), borax @ 10
kg ha-1 and zinc sulphate @ 10 kg ha-1 in all
the treatments. The 1st season elephant foot
yam crop was planted on 18th April 2013 and
the 2nd season crop was planted on 16th April
2014. The elephant foot yam (var. Gajendra)
seed weighing 400-500 g was planted at the
spacing of 90 × 90 cm on the ridges bellow 5
to 10 cm depth of the soil with the help of
spade. The green gram (var. Dauli) seeds
were sown (5 kg ha-1) continuously on single
row on the top of the ridges immediately after
planting of elephant foot yam. After 15 days
of sowing green gram plants were thinned 15
cm apart. In soil application treatment the
nutrient N as urea and K2O as muriate of
potash (MOP) were applied in three equal
splits at 45, 75 and 105 days after planting
(DAP) by band placement around elephant
foot yam just after weeding followed by
earthing up. In fertigation treatments the
nutrient N as urea and K2O as water soluble
sulphate of potash (SOP) were applied in five
equal splits at 15, 45, 75, 105 and 135 DAP
along with irrigation water through drip. The
required quantity of urea and sulphate of
potash as per the treatments were dissolved
separately in a plastic bucket and dilute it at
1:5 (w/v) proportions of fertilizer and water.
The scheduled quantity of fertilizers solution
was given through ventury system for each
treatment separately. After complete of
fertigation normal water was passing through
the ventury for 5 minutes to avoid treatment
contamination. A valve was provided at the
beginning of each lateral of each plot for
controlled fertigation. The drippers were fixed
on the laterals in such a way that each
elephant foot yam plant was covered by two
drippers with the spacing of 15 cm. The drip
irrigation at 80% cumulative pan evaporation
was applied at every three days interval
during dry spells. A total of 202.8 and 213.9
mm water was applied during dry spells of
2013 and 2014, respectively.
The fully matured green gram pods were
plucked at 60th and 75th days after sowing
(DAS). The haulms of the green gram were
left in the field and trampled them to act as
mulch. The elephant foot yam crop was
harvested at 8th months after planting (MAP)
i.e., 17th December 2013 and 15th December
2014 of 1st and 2nd season crops, respectively.
Growth observations of green gram were
recorded at 75th DAS and yield attributes and
yield at harvest. The elephant foot yam
growth observations were recorded at 5th
MAP, dry matter production and partitioning
was carried out at 3rd, 5th and 8th MAP and
yield attributes and yield at 8th MAP. Sugar,
starch and oxalate content of elephant foot
yam corm were determined on fresh weight
basis by following the standard procedure
described by Moorthy and Padmaja (2002).
The mineral elements N, P and K were
analysed by following standard procedures
and expressed on dry weight basis. The Ca,
Mg and Zn contents of elephant foot yam
corm were determined by using atomic
absorption spectro photometer from the
digested samples used for analysis of P and K
and expressed on dry weight basis. The
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protein content was obtained by multiplying
the total nitrogen content of corm with a
factor 6.25 (Ainara et al., 2013) and
expressed on dry weight basis. The nutritional
yields were computed by nutrient content of
corms multiplied with dry matter/corm yield
per ha. System productivity (SP) and water
use efficiency (WUE) were computed as
follows:
SP (t ha-1) = Corm yield of elephant foot yam (t ha-1) +
Seed yield of × Price of green
green gram (t ha-1)
gram (Rs t-1)
Price of elephant foot yam (Rs t-1)
System productivity (kg ha-1)
WUE (kg ha-cm-1) =
Amount of water applied (cm)
The data were statistically analyzed and
significance between mean differences among
treatments for various parameters was
analyzed using critical differences (CD) at
0.05 probability level.
Results and Discussion
Nutritional value of elephant foot yam
corms
The drip fertigation effects on nutritional
parameters like protein, sugar, starch, oxalate
and mineral elements such as Ca, Mg and Zn
contents in elephant foot yam corms were
presented in the Table 1. The levels of
fertigation significantly influenced the protein
percentage of the corm during both the years.
However, the year 2014 recorded higher mean
value compared to the year 2013. The highest
protein percentage was recorded with
treatment T6 which was significantly higher
over all other levels of fertigation during both
the year of experimentation. Cable (1975)
also observed that protein content of corm
was increased through nitrogen fertilization.
The lower protein percentage was observed
with the treatment T2 which was relatively
lower than T1, T3 and T4 in the year 2013 and
significantly lower than other levels of
fertigation in the year 2014. The levels of
fertigation had no significant influence on the
sugar percentage of the corm during both the
years. However, the year 2013 recorded
higher mean value compared to the year 2014.
The treatment T1 recorded lower sugar
percentage than all other levels of fertigation.
The levels of fertigation had no significant
influence on the starch percentage of the corm
during both the years. However, the year 2014
recorded higher mean value compared to the
year 2013. However, the highest starch
percentage was recorded with treatment T5
(15.7%) in the year 2013 and with treatment
T3 (16.2%) in the year 2014. Patel and Mehta
(1987) reported an application of N increased
the starch contents of the corms. Ashokan et
al., (1984) observed the starch content of
tuber increased with increasing levels of N
and K2O in sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas
L.). Mukhopadhyay and Sen (1986) reported
that quality of corms improved with
increasing levels of both N and K. The levels
of fertigation showed significant effect on the
oxalate content of the corm during both the
years. The year 2013 recorded low oxalate
mean value compared to the year 2014. All
the levels of fertigation recorded significantly
lower oxalate content values than soil
application of NK fertilizers. The less oxalate
content values were observed with the
increase in the levels of fertigation. The
relatively lower oxalate content value was
recorded with the treatment T5 and with
treatment T6 for the year 2013 and 2014,
respectively. Ambarwati and Murti (2001)
reported that corm yield (diameter and
weight) of Amorphophallus variabilis
negatively correlated with corm oxalate
content. Nedunchezhiyan et al., (2018)
reported dilution effect of oxalate content in
elephant foot yam corm. However, the
increasing of corm size was not always
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followed by the decreasing of corm oxalate
content and vice versa. This fact was
appropriate with the report of Indriyani et al.,
(2010) that mentioned there was difference of
oxalate content based on corm size, but its
correlation was not linear. Soil factors
seemingly affect more oxalate content than
climate factors. Palaniswamy et al., (2002 and
2004) explained that oxalic acid was
influenced by nitrogen (soil mineral). Some
researchers reported that oxalate content
different for any kind of plant species depend
on age, physiology, environment, and genetic
(Libert and Franceschi, 1987).
The levels of fertigation significantly
influenced the phosphorous percentage of the
corm during both the years. However, both
the years recorded same mean values. The
highest phosphorous percentage was recorded
with treatment T6 which was significantly
higher over all other levels of fertigation
during both the years of experimentation. The
lower phosphorous percentage was observed
with the treatment T2 which was relatively
less than the T3 and T4 in the year 2013 and
significantly lower than other levels of
fertigation in the year 2014. The levels of
fertigation significantly influenced the
potassium percentage of the corm during both
the years. However, both the years recorded
same mean values. The highest potassium
percentage was recorded with treatment T6
which was significantly higher over all other
levels of fertigation during both the years of
experimentation. Patel and Mehta (1987)
reported an application of N increased the P
and K contents of the corms. Mukhopadhyay
and Sen (1986) reported that quality of corms
improved with increasing levels of both N and
K. The lower potassium percentage was
observed with the treatment T2 which was
relatively less than T1, T3 and T4 in the year
2013 and significantly lower than other levels
of fertigation in the year 2014. The levels of
fertigation significantly influenced the
calcium content of the corm during year 2014
only. The higher calcium content was
recorded with treatment T1 during both the
years of experimentation. The treatment T5
recorded relatively lower calcium content for
both the years which was at par with
treatment T6 in the year 2014. The levels of
fertigation significantly influenced the
magnesium content of the corm during year
2014 only. The higher magnesium content
was recorded with treatment T3 and T1 for the
year 2013 and 2014 respectively. The
treatments T2, T3 and T4 were at par with the
treatment T1 for the year 2014. The treatment
T5 recorded lower magnesium content for
both the years. The levels of fertigation
significantly influenced the zinc content of
the corm during year 2014 only. The year
2014 recorded higher mean value than the
year 2013. However, no particular trend was
observed. The higher zinc content was
recorded with treatment T3 for both the years.
The relatively lower zinc content was
recorded with the treatment T4 for the year
2013 and with the treatment T2 for the year
2014.
Nutritional yield of elephant foot yam
Nutritional yield per ha is more important
than content in elephant foot yam. The drip
fertigation effects on nutritional yields per ha
of elephant foot yam were presented in the
Table 2. The levels of fertigation influenced
the protein yield during both the years.
During the years 2013 and 2014, it was
ranged 95.3-140.6 and 93.7-149.1 kg ha-1,
respectively (Table 2). The highest protein
yield was with T6 and the lowest was with T1.
Corm yield influenced the protein yield apart
from protein content in the corms. The levels
of fertigation influenced sugar yield during
both the years. During the years 2013 and
2014, it was ranged 259-385 and 257-356 kg
ha-1, respectively (Table 2). The lowest was
being with T1. This could be due to lower
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elephant foot yam corm yield. The starch
yield was influenced by fertigation levels and
it was ranged 4087-5652 and 4455-5702 kg
ha-1 during the year 2013 and 2014,
respectively (Table 2). The lower starch yield
was recorded in T1 due to lower corm yield.
Thus soil application of nutrients (NK)
resulted in lower corm yield correspondingly
lower protein, sugar and starch yields were
registered. The oxalate yield was ranged 23.526.9 and 25.2-26.9 kg ha-1 during the year
2013 and 2014, respectively (Table 2). The
lower oxalate yield was noticed in the
treatment T1 due to lower corm yield. Singh et
al., (1989) reported the highest yields of high
quality corms of elephant foot yam were
obtained with 50% trickle applied N + K
grown on polyethylene mulched beds.
The P and K mineral yields were influenced
by fertigation levels (Table 2). The P mineral
yield ranged 3.0-9.1 and 3.1-9.3 kg ha-1
during the year 2013 and 2014, respectively.
The K mineral yield ranged 34.0-85.1 and
32.5-100.3 kg ha-1 during the year 2013 and
2014, respectively. Both P and K mineral
yields were higher with T6 and lower with T1.
This was owing to corm yields. The Ca, Mg
and Zn mineral yields were also influenced by
fertigation levels (Table 2). The Ca mineral
yield ranged 5.2-6.3 and 5.4-6.2 kg ha-1
during the year 2013 and 2014, respectively.
The Mg mineral yield ranged 2.5-3.1 and 2.73.3 kg ha-1 during the year 2013 and 2014,
respectively. The Zn mineral yield ranged
0.05-0.06 and 0.06-0.08 kg ha-1 during the
year 2013 and 2014, respectively. The Ca, Mg
and Zn mineral yields were lower with T1,
owing to corm yields. The higher level was
not followed any trend due to variation of
nutrient content in corms and corm yields.
Ukom et al., (2009) reported the uptake of
varied levels of minerals phosphorous,
calcium, magnesium and zinc on application
of varied levels of nitrogen containing
fertilizer.
System productivity and WUE
The system productivity was significantly
influenced by fertigation levels (Table 3). The
system productivity was higher in the
treatment T6 in both the years and it was
statistically on par with T5 and T4 during the
year 2013 and T5, T4 and T3 during the year
2014. Nedunchezhiyan et al., (2008) also
reported that increasing fertility level
increased the system productivity of elephant
foot yam+green gram intercropping system.
The system productivity of the treatments T6
and T5 was same during 2014 and had
negligible difference during 2013. Hence, we
could consider the treatment T5 was the best
fertigation treatment for elephant foot
yam+green gram intercropping system. The
system productivity of the treatment T5 was
22.1 and 24.7% higher during the year 2013
and 2014, respectively than T1. Elephant foot
yam is a long duration crop, which can uptake
nutrients up to 6 MAP. In the present
experiment in T1, the last dose of nutrients
was applied at 105 DAP. The nutrient applied
in the soil was subjected to various losses
before plant uptake. Hence plant could not
utilize the applied entire nutrients resulted in
lower elephant foot yam corm yield. In
treatment T5, the last dose nutrients was
applied at 135 DAP through drip irrigation.
All the nutrients were reached root zone and
the crop effectively utilized the same resulted
in greater corm yield. Nedunchezhiyan et al.,
(2016 and 2017) also reported similar
findings in elephant foot yam.
The WUE of elephant foot yam+green gram
intercropping system was significantly
influenced by fertigation levels (Table 3). The
WUE was higher in the treatment T6 in both
the years and it was statistically on par with
T5 and T4 during the year 2013 and T5, T4 and
T3 during the year 2014.
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Table.1 Effect of fertigation on nutrient content of elephant foot yam in elephant foot yam + greengram intercropping
Treatment
Protein (%)
2013
1.70
T1
1.30
T2
1.50
T3
1.50
T4
1.90
T5
2.00
T6
CD (0.05) 0.40
2014
1.66
1.20
1.50
1.68
1.85
2.08
0.19
Sugar (%)
2013
0.88
1.03
1.04
1.00
1.07
0.95
NS
2014
0.87
1.08
0.91
0.94
0.87
0.97
NS
Starch (%)
2013
13.90
15.20
15.00
15.10
15.70
14.90
NS
2014
15.10
15.10
16.20
15.60
15.30
15.20
NS
Nutrient content of corm
Oxalate
P (%)
K (%)
(mg 100 g-1)
2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014
79.90 85.50 0.07 0.07 0.75 0.76
76.60 79.20 0.05 0.05 0.56 0.53
75.10 76.50 0.06 0.06 0.67 0.64
73.80 74.80 0.06 0.07 0.65 0.72
73.60 72.20 0.09 0.08 0.85 0.81
74.20 71.90 0.13 0.13 1.21 1.40
3.50 4.00 0.02 0.01 0.20 0.11
Calcium
(mg 100 g-1)
2013 2014
93.10 95.00
90.40 92.90
91.70 92.90
92.70 94.00
86.90 85.30
87.00 86.10
NS 5.90
Magnesium
(mg 100 g-1)
2013 2014
45.00 47.30
40.80 46.00
46.80 45.10
44.30 46.40
40.70 39.70
44.70 43.30
NS 3.60
Zinc
(mg 100 g-1)
2013 2014
0.87 1.08
0.89 0.92
0.92 1.20
0.82 0.93
0.89 0.94
0.86 0.94
NS 0.16
Table.2 Effect of fertigation on nutrient yield of elephant foot yam in elephant foot yam + greengram intercropping
Treatment
Protein
2013 2014
95.3 93.7
T1
78.8 73.5
T2
98.2 101.5
T3
102.7 117.6
T4
133.3 132
T5
140.6 149.1
T6
CD (0.05) 32.2 17.8
Sugar
2013 2014
259 257
333 353
355 320
353 339
385 318
344 356
34
36
Starch
2013 2014
4087 4455
4910 4938
5115 5702
5330 5632
5652 5600
5394 5578
512 524
Nutrient yield (kg ha-1)
Oxalate
P
K
Calcium
Magnesium
2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014
23.5 25.2 3.9
4
42 42.9 5.2
5.4
2.5
2.7
24.7 25.9
3
3.1
34 32.5 5.5
5.7
2.5
2.8
25.6 26.9 3.9 4.1 43.9 43.3
6
6.3
3.1
3.1
26.1
27
4.1 4.9 44.5 50.4 6.3
6.6
3
3.3
26.5 26.4 6.3 5.7 59.6 57.8 6.1
6.1
2.9
2.8
26.9 26.4 9.1 9.3 85.1 100.3 6.1
6.2
3.1
3.1
NS
NS
0.2 0.2 3.0 4.1
NS
NS
NS
NS
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Zinc
2013 2014
0.05 0.06
0.05 0.06
0.06 0.08
0.06 0.07
0.06 0.07
0.06 0.07
NS NS
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Table.3 Fertigation effects on elephant foot yam+greengram system productivity and water use
efficiency
Treatments
T1
T2
T3
T4
T5
T6
CD (0.05)
System productivity (t ha-1)
2013
2014
29.8
30.0
32.7
33.4
34.5
36.0
35.7
36.7
36.4
37.4
36.6
37.4
1.1
1.9
The difference in WUE of the treatments T6
and T5 was negligible during both the years.
Hence, we could consider the treatment T5
was the best fertigation treatment for elephant
foot yam+green gram intercropping system.
The WUE of the treatment T5 was 22.2and
24.4% higher during the year 2013 and 2014,
respectively than T1.
In conclusion, the treatment fertigation of NK2O @ 120-120 kg ha-1 (T5) was found
optimum for elephant foot yam+green gram
intercropping system for getting nutritionally
rich elephant foot yam corms, higher nutrient
yields, system productivity and water use
efficiency.
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How to cite this article:
Jata, S.K., M. Nedunchezhiyan, S.K. Maity and Mallikarjun, M. 2020. Drip Fertigation Effects
on Quality Characters of Elephant Foot Yam and Water Use Efficiency of Elephant Foot
Yam+Green Gram Intercropping System. Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 9(08): 1307-1316.
doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.908.148
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