Tropical and subtropical vegetables (2+1)

Cropping systems/ planting systems

• Okra could be used in different cropping systems. In sequential cropping, potato-carrot-okra, okra-potato-tomato and cauliflower-tomato-okra provides higher income per unit area. Under sequential intercropping system (Okra+French bean)-(Capsicum+onion)-(Muskmelon+radish) gave higher yield as compared with sole crops of okra-capsicum-muskmelon. Okra+radish and palak+French bean gave higher return than sole crop. Bhendi could give 300-500% crop land use efficiency as an intercrop in cassava and cucurbits. Growing in sequences like okra-cowpea-maize, maize-okra-radish reduced bacterial wilt in tomato and brinjal taken as succeeding crop.