TY - JOUR AU - Barakoti, Tanka P. PY - 2014/11/24 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Identification of Suitable Planting Method for Potato + Maize Intercropping System in the Hill of Eastern Nepal JF - Nepal Agriculture Research Journal JA - Nepal Agric. Res. J. VL - 8 IS - 0 SE - Research Notes DO - 10.3126/narj.v8i0.11604 UR - https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/NARJ/article/view/11604 SP - 113-119 AB - <p>Field experiments to identify suitable planting method under potato + maize system in the&nbsp; high hill (2200 m) of eastern Nepal Sindhuwa, Dhankuta, was conducted during 2000 and&nbsp; 2001 seasons for the potato variety Hale and maize variety Ganesh 1. Of the different&nbsp; planting methods tested, significantly the highest yield of potato (15.5 t/ha) was recorded&nbsp; from the alternate row planting followed by recommended practice and flat row planting.&nbsp; Early emergence (by 7-12 days) was in farmers' practice, whereas uniform plants (1-5&nbsp; scale) observed in flat row and double row planting. Maize did not follow this trend.&nbsp; Double row and farmer's practice favored good ground coverage (80-95%) by potato&nbsp; plants, which attained height from 49.8cm (farmer's practice) to 56.8 cm (flat row).&nbsp; Number of main stems/plant was higher in all treatments, except farmer's practice. Similar&nbsp; trend was followed in tuber numbers. Maturity of crops did not depend on planting&nbsp; methods. Final stand of potato ranged between 46.9 (alternate row) and 68.6 thousand/ha&nbsp; (farmer's practice). Late blight and bacterial wilt infection was higher in the farmers'&nbsp; practice. The height of maize plants was significantly differed between sole cropping (220&nbsp; cm), which yielded higher followed by alternate row (183 cm) and flat row plantings.&nbsp; Gross income from maize and potato was higher in flat row planting. The data revealed that&nbsp; alternate row and flat row planting methods were superior over the common farmers'&nbsp; practice and the recommended practice, so the identified planting methods were&nbsp; recommended.</p><p><strong><em>Nepal Agric. Res. J. Vol. 8, 2007</em>,</strong> pp. 113-119</p><p>DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/narj.v8i0.11604">http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/narj.v8i0.11604</a></p> ER -