1M.Sc. Scholar (Agronomy), ICAR-Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad, 500 059
2Director, ICAR-Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad, 500 059
3Principal Scientist, Division of Agronomy, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012
4Senior Scientist, Division of Agronomy, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012
5Principal Scientist, Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi-110 012
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110 012
*Corresponding author's Email: anamika1998ubkv@gmail.com
Online Published on 29 January, 2022.
A field experiment was carried out in a split-plot design during the winter (rabi) season of 2020 at New Delhi, to evaluate the effect of different agri-horti system (AHS), viz. moringa (Moringa oleifera Lam.), phalsa (Grewia asiatica L.), karonda or Carandas plum (Carissa carandas L.), aonla Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica L.) and guava (Psidium guajava L.) and 3 deficit-irrigation scheduling (DIS), viz. rainfed, 0.4 irrigation water: cumulative pan evaporation (IW: CPE) ratio and 0.6 IW: CPE ratio on Indian mustard [Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. & Coss.]. The yield attributes and yield of Indian mustard were significantly influenced by AHS under various deficit irrigation scheduling (DIS). Significantly higher seed yield (1,939 kg/ha), stover yield (6,067 kg/ha), and biological yield (8143 kg/ha) were recorded under moringa-based AHS. In case of DIS, 0.6 IW: CPE resulted in the maximum yield followed by 0.4 IW: CPE and rainfed. The maximum net returns were obtained in case of (52,516/ha) 0.6 IW: CPE. The best monetary efficiency was achieved with the 0.6 IW: CPE treatment (438/ha/day), followed by the 0.4 IW: CPE treatment (410/ha/day) and rainfed (333/ha/day).
Deficit irrigation scheduling, Agri-Horti system, Water-use efficiency, Yield
