Intercropping in sugarcane
- S/C is a wider spacing crop and it takes about 4-6 weeks for germination.
- Under monoculture, weed becomes a problem at the early stage of the crop.
- Intercropping better use the growth resources, better control of weeds and maximum benefit from per unit area of land.
- Intercropping in the autumn sugarcane can be done by the following methods:-
- Sugarcane+ potato
- Sugarcane +wheat
- Sugarcane +toria
- Sugarcane +lentil
Intercropping in the spring sugarcane can be done by the following ways:-
- Sugarcane +green gram
- Sugarcane +black gram