Current Advances in Agricultural Sciences(An International Journal)

The field experiment was conducted during 2020-21 and 2021-22 at the Instructional Farm, Department of Fruit Science, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Jhalawar (Agriculture University, Kota). The fourteen year old plantation of Nagpur mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco.) was used for the intercropping study. The mustard (var. Giriraj, RH-725 and NRCHB-101) was selected along with two bio-fertilizers (Azotobacter and PSB) for the study. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with thirteen treatments and three replications. Results revealed that the growth attributes viz., plant height, crown spread, stem girth and primary branches and fruit yield of Nagpur mandarin were influenced significantly due to mustard varieties and application of bio-fertilizers. These parameters were recorded maximum values under the treatment T₁₀ (Citrus reticulata Blanco. + Brassica juncea var. Giriraj + Azotobacter + PSB), followed by treatment T₁₁ (Citrus reticulata Blanco.+ Brassica juncea var. RH-725 + Azotobacter + PSB) and T₁₂ (Citrus reticulata Blanco.+ Brassica juncea var. NRCHB-101 + Azotobacter + PSB), respectively, during both the years as well as on pooled basis.