Biochemical Properties of Banana and Pineapple Intercropped in Organically Managed Young Arecanut Based Cropping System

Authors

  • Sandeep Chettri Dept. of Plantation Crops and Processing, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, Cooch Behar, West Bengal (736 165), India
  • Nilesh Bhowmick Dept. of Pomology and Postharvest Technology, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, Cooch Behar, West Bengal (736 165), India
  • Partha Sarathi Medda Dept. of Plantation Crops and Processing, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, Cooch Behar, West Bengal (736 165), India
  • Sankalpha Ojha Dept. of Statistics, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, Cooch Behar, West Bengal (736 165), India
  • Ganesh Chandra Banik Dept. of Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, Cooch Behar, West Bengal (736 165), India
  • Himadri Bhattacharjee Dept. of Plantation Crops and Processing, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, Cooch Behar, West Bengal (736 165), India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23910/2/2025.6348

Keywords:

Arecanut, banana, pineapple, organic cropping, biofertilizers, vermicompost

Abstract

The present investigation was carried out at the instructional and research field of the Department of Plantation Crops and Processing, Faculty of Horticulture, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari during the Month of March 2019–20 to 2020–21, to study the influence of organic treatments on biochemical properties of banana (Musa sp., cv. Grand Naine) and pineapple (Ananas comosus cv. Kew) grown in an organic arecanut-based cropping system. The experiment was carried out in a Randomized Block Design with four replications for estimating the biochemical properties of banana and pineapple viz. total soluble solids (°Brix), total sugar (%), reducing sugar (%), titrable acidity (%) and ascorbic acid (mg 100 g-1) against six differently formulated organic treatments. Results revealed that among five different treatments, N5 (vermicompost @ 2.0 kg plant-1 year-1 in banana and 18 kg plot-1 of 9.0 m² in pineapple along with biofertilizers i.e. Azotobacter +Azosperillium+PSB+VAM+Trichoderma) exhibited the highest value for TSS  (23.07°Brix and  17.96°Brix in banana and pineapple), total sugar content (18.28% and 12.36% in banana and pineapple),  reducing sugar content (9.28% and 2.99% in banana and pineapple) and ascorbic acid content (10.69 mg 100 g-1 and 34.69 mg 100 g-1 in banana and pineapple), respectively. These highlights the benefits of organic based cropping system with regard to biochemical properties of banana and pineapple intercropped under young arecanut plantations.

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Published

11-09-2025

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Chettri, S., Bhowmick, N., Medda, P. S., Ojha, S., Banik, G. C., & Bhattacharjee, H. (2025). Biochemical Properties of Banana and Pineapple Intercropped in Organically Managed Young Arecanut Based Cropping System. International Journal of Economic Plants, 12(Sep, 5), 01–06. https://doi.org/10.23910/2/2025.6348

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Vol. 12 No. Sep, 5 (2025)

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