Mother Rhizome Growth of Turmeric Varieties [Curcuma longa (L.)] Under Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus tereticornis) Based Agroforestry System in Chhattisgarh Plain, India

The experiment was carried out during the year 2022-23 and 2023-24 in Kharif seasons at the Herbal Garden of IGKV, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. Two production systems were studied: F1 involved sole Turmeric, while F2 involved Eucalyptus intercropped with Turmeric in both the production system used FRBD (Factorial Randomized Block Design). Eight turmeric varieties were used i.e.: T1 - Suranjana, T2 - Selam, T3 – Chhattisgarh Haldi-1, T4 – Chhattisgarh Haldi-2, T5 – Roma, T6- Ranga, T7- NDH-98 and T8- Sonali. From the two year of investigation it’s found that mother rhizome length and width (cm) was found maximum in variety Chhattisgarh Haldi-2 and variety NDH-98 under sole turmeric as well as Eucalyptus intercropped with turmeric, while variety Sonali showed the minimum growth of mother rhizome in both the year of investigation and on mean data.