Vol. 7, Issue 1 (2019)
Prospect of cultivation of Acorus calamus Linn. (Bach) under rainfed rice (Oryza sativa L.) ecosystem
Author(s): VB Shambharkar, RKS Tiwari and SW Choudhari
Abstract: Acorus calamus Linn. (Bach) is one of the commercially important medicinal plant species, required its cultivation in large acreage to fulfill the demand in herbal market. Conditions favourable for rice cultivation have also been found suitable for Bach cultivation. Present study was therefore undertaken with aim to study the prospects of cultivation of Acorus calamus under rainfed rice ecosystem. During Kharif 2003, an experiment was laid out in randomized block design taking Acorus calamus (Bach) as mixed crop and as inter crop with rice. Lathyrus sativus (Lathyrus) and Lepidium sativum (Chansoor) were taken as relay crops under Utera system of cultivation during rabi season. Yield and yield components of were recorded from different treatments. To compare the merits and demerits of cultivation of Bach as inter crop and mixed crop with rice, equivalent yield of all treatments to rice yield were calculated. Results indicated that cultivating Acorus calamus as an inter crop or mixed crop with rice did not affect the growth and yield of rice. Number of effective tillers in rice planted alone and in combination with Acorus calamus were at par. However, growth and yield of Acorus calamus planted with rice was significantly affected. Moreover, Lathyrus and Chansoor taken as relay crop under Utera system did not affect the growth and yield of Acorus calamus. Equivalent yield obtained from different treatments indicated that cultivation of Acorus calamus alone (112.28 q/ha) and with Lathyrus (144.62 q/ha) under rainfed rice ecosystem seems to be more suitable over traditional cultivation of rice alone (76.33 q/ ha) or with Lathyrus (106.01 q/ha). Chansoor which is also an important medicinal plant did not grow well under Utera system of cultivation.
Fig. 1: Monthly rainfall during the crop growth period of rice (Oryza sativa) and bach (Acorus calamus)
Fig. 2: Monthly rainfall during the crop growth period of rice (Oryza sativa) and bach (Acorus calamus)
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VB Shambharkar, RKS Tiwari, SW Choudhari. Prospect of cultivation of Acorus calamus Linn. (Bach) under rainfed rice (Oryza sativa L.) ecosystem. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(1):250-252.
