Vol. 12, Issue 4 (2023)

Author(s):
Jagadeesha SK, Kiran Kumar KC, Chandasheker GS and Swetha

Abstract:
The experiment was laid out in old coconut garden (Arsikere Tall) spaced at 10 m × 10 m. Two treatments viz., T₁: Coconut + Pasture crops +Sheep (IFS), T2: Mono crop of coconut are compared with each other in non-replicated trials in an area of 0.40 ha each. 40 old palms were in each treatment. The pasture crops: Anjan grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) and stylo (Stylosanthes hamata) were sown in the inter space of coconut at the ratio of 3:1. The experiment results revealed that the T1 has produced the highest average value with respect to yield of nuts per palm per year (88.93), Gross return (Rs. 1,44,005/ unit) and net return (Rs. 1,08,488/ unit) and also B: C ratio (4.00). The experiment results revealed that the integration of sheep in coconut based cropping system is the best way to.