Effect of drip irrigation and INM-based fertigation on productivity of cucumber intercropped with lettuce under protected conditions

Authors

  • Saurabh Thakur Department of Soil Science, Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176062, Himachal Pradesh
  • Sanjeev K Sandal Department of Soil Science, Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176062, Himachal Pradesh
  • NK Sankhyan Department of Soil Science, Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176062, Himachal Pradesh
  • Anil Kumar Department of Agronomy, Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176062, Himachal Pradesh
  • Parveen Sharma Department of Vegetable Science, Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176062, Himachal Pradesh
  • Aanchal . Department of Soil Science, Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176062, Himachal Pradesh

Keywords:

Protected cultivation, drip fertigation, cucumber, lettuce

Abstract

An experiment was conducted in a naturally ventilated polyhouse to study the effect of drip irrigation and integrated nutrient management-based fertigation on productivity of cucumber intercropped with lettuce. The results showed that sub-surface drip irrigation recorded significantly better crop growth and productivity as well as water use efficiency compared to the surface drip irrigation treatments. Whereas, among the fertigation treatments, application of 150% NPK + 2.5 t ha-1 vermicompost + foliar application of vermiwash showed better results as compared to the other fertigation treatments during the study. The interaction effect was also found significant and the combination of sub surface drip irrigation and application of 150% NPK + 2.5 t ha-1 vermicompost + foliar application of vermiwash exhibited superior results. The results also depicted that on comparing control with other treatments, other treatments registered statistically better crop growth and productivity of cucumber and lettuce than control.

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Published

2025-06-24

How to Cite

Thakur, S., Sandal, S. K., Sankhyan, N., Kumar, A., Sharma, P., & ., A. (2025). Effect of drip irrigation and INM-based fertigation on productivity of cucumber intercropped with lettuce under protected conditions. Himachal Journal of Agricultural Research, 51(1), 111–118. Retrieved from http://hjar.org/index.php/hjar/article/view/172625

Issue

Volume 51, Issue 1, June 2025

Section

Crop production

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