Faculty of Horticulture, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
Present address: *Horticulturist, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat.
An experiment was conducted on ‘Robusta’ banana to find out suitable and economic soil cover for profitable production. Cost of cultivation per ha varied from Rs. 22,916. <1 in sugarcane trash at 60 per cent ASM depletion to Rs. 37,395.75 in black polyethylene at 20 per cent ASM depletion. Net profit under sugarcane trash was the highest (Rs. 38,222.57/ha) due to low cost of cultivation and good income. The highest cost-benefit ratio of 1: 3.65 was obtained under sugarcane trash at 20 per cent ASM depletion. Relative efficiency of the different soil covering materials was discussed.
