TY - JOUR AU - Sarker, PK AU - Rahman, MM AU - Das, BC PY - 2009/03/17 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Effect of Intercropping with Mustard with Onion and Garlic on Aphid Population and Yield JF - Journal of Bio-Science JA - J bio-sci. VL - 15 IS - 0 SE - Articles DO - 10.3329/jbs.v15i0.2200 UR - https://banglajol.info/index.php/JBS/article/view/2200 SP - 35-40 AB - <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> </xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0pt; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;}</style> <![endif]--> <p>Field experiments were conducted to study the effect of intercropping of mustard (<em>Brassica napus</em>, Var. Bari Sarisha-7) with onion (<em>Allium cepa </em>L.) and garlic (<em>Allium sativum </em>L.) on aphid [<em>Lipaphis erysimi</em> (Kaltenbach)] population and yield. Intercropped with these two medicinal as well as spice crops reduced the aphid population significantly (P < 0.05). Mustard blocks intercropped with garlic gave highest cost-benefit ratios (1:2.07 and 1: 2.96) than onion intercropped blocks. Sole mustard blocks produced lowest cost-benefit ratios (1:1.65 and 1:2.06).</p> <p><strong>Key words</strong>: Intercropping, onion, garlic, agronomic benefits.</p> <p>doi: 10.3329/jbs.v15i0.2200</p> <p>J. bio-sci. 15: 35-40, 2007</p> ER -