Biswas, C.R. and Chattopadhyay, C.N. and Bandopadhyay, A.K. (1990) In the coastal saline soils of West Bengal combined culture of rice, fish and vegetables will boost income. Indian Farming, 40 (9). pp. 19-21.
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Abstract
In West Bengal, India, with an average annual rainfall of 1600 mm, farmers raise a crop of traditional low-yielding rice varieties with an average yield of only 1 t/ha during kharif. The lands remain fallow from Jan. to June because no rabi or summer crop can be grown due to non-availability of fresh water and increased soil salinity. A technique was developed for growing rice and vegetables in association with fresh water fish and prawns in kharif, followed by brackish water fish and prawns in the saline water of the same land. Fish and rice were cultivated in trenches and plots with bunds, and eggplant was grown on the dykes of the plots. In a 4-year trial on farmers' fields, their income from the new technique increased by about 65%. Sugar-beet has potential as a crop for coastal saline lands lands, and may be tried in addition to eggplant. KEYWORDS: TROPAG | Oryza sativa | Cereal Crops | integrated farming | rice lowland | eggplant | fish culture | India | West Bengal.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Costal saline soils, Rice, Fish, Vegetables, West Bengal. |
| Author Affiliation: | Regional Research Station, Central Soil Salinity Research Inst., Canning Town, West Bengal, India. |
| Subjects: | Plant Production > Farming Systems Soil Science and Microbiology Crop Improvement |
| Divisions: | Other Crops |
| Depositing User: | Mr Balakrishna Garadasu |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Mar 2013 13:42 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Mar 2013 13:42 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/9939 |
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