Determining the Effect of Plant Leaf Mulching in Ginger on Yield and Soil Health at NICRA Village in Chatra District of Jharkhand, India| Chapter 3 | Research Highlights in Agricultural Sciences Vol. 5

 The study proposed to determine the Effect of Plant Leaf Mulching in Ginger on Yield and Soil Health at NICRA Village in Chatra District of Jharkhand, India. Mulching  is  the  process  or  practice  of top  the  soil/ground  to  make  timely  condition  for  plant growth,  growth  and  efficient  crop  result. The FLD experiment was conducted in 20 copy (Farmers field) in National Innovation on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) village Mardanpur in Arra Panchat of Chatra block in Chatra sector of Jharkhand on three ensuing year 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17. The FLD experiment was administered in randomized block design with 2000 m2 plot intensity for each mechanics option. The two science options are in this manner TO-I: (Farmers Practice) Burning of plant leaf in forest extent and use as cooking material and transplanting spirit in the month of May outside mulching accompanying N100P60K60. TO-II: Mulching of ginger field by plant leaf (5 q/ha) accompanying N75P40K45. The rationale  behind excerpt of technology alternative (TO-II) was disseminate experimental approvals i.e. cultivate land of ginger field to showed famers convincing the benefit of produce in the place of burning leaf in jungle area. For better understanding, data on soil synthetic analyses before and later mulching, yield, and commerce were recorded. On the footing of farmer tests, a matrix rating was performed each intermediary treatment. Participatory country assessment was used to constitute the matrix grade. Farmer’s reaction was measure in five point grade scale. The overall score reflecting the quality of favorable, ominous and neutral to the connected technology invasion (Negative = 2.5, Natural = 2.3 – 3.5 and positive above = 3.5). Result determined that on an average ginger yield was 144.83 q/ha in peasants practice where as in science option (TO-II), it was 187.7 q/ha individually. Return per rupee spent was further raise more in TO-II that is 4.99 as compare to peasant practice i.e. 3.88. Forest plant leaf that is generally secondhand by farmers as a browning material converted as the enrichment of land material in the district. This advice given sector line department NGOs and ATMA for prediction in the similar breeding community.

Author(s) Details:

Dharma Oraon,
Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Chatra, Jharkhand, India.

A. Kumar,
Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Chatra, Jharkhand, India.

Ajit Kumar Singh,
Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Chatra, Jharkhand, India.

S. Kumar,
Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Chatra, Jharkhand, India.

R. K. Singh,
Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Chatra, Jharkhand, India.

Zunaid Alam,
Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Chatra, Jharkhand, India.

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