Central Institute for Arid Horticulture, Beechhwal, Bikaner-334006, (Rajasthan)
The present study was conducted in Bikaner district of Western Rajasthan. It was found that 40.60 per cent farmers grow different kind of vegetables during different seasons of the year. At present, the vegetables grown by the arid farmers on small scale (0.10 ha) to large scale (3.0 ha) in different cropping systems during difference seasons/conditions are; mateera (Citrullus lanatus), snapmelon, kachri (Cucumis callosus), brinjal, bottle gourd, ridge gourd, cluster bean, round melon, Indian aloe, okra, tomato, chilli, cauliflower, cabbage, spinach, fenugreek (leaves), coriander (green), carrot, radish, pea, green onion, mustard leaves, sangari (pods) of khejri (Prosopis cineraria), moringa pods, etc. The major vegetable cropping system practiced by the farmers in Bikaner district are sole cropping system, inter-cropping system, mixed cropping system and perennial plantation.
