Detail:

The farmers of Rai Bareilly district in UP suggest planting banana near the mango saplings because banana help in dissolving the kankar pan or hard pan of calcium carbonate mixed with clay from the soil. The farmers of Rai Bareilly district in UP have observed that banana plants help in growing mango trees on usar (waste lands,Sodic/Saline Alkaline soils). When planted near the mango saplings, the banana saplings help in dissolving the kankar pan (hard pan of calcium carbonate mixed with clay) from the soil. The farmers also suggest following inter-cropping practices. 1). Jou (Barley), if grown with Bengal gram ( Cicer arietinum ) controls fusarium wilt disease in Bengal gram. 2). Jowar (Sorghum spp.) if grown with arhar prevents the wilt in arhar. Plant banana with mango trees on usar to dissolve the kankar pan (hard pan ofcalcium carbonate mixed with clay) from the soil.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Documented by Hindi Version of Honey Bee
Agro-Ecological Zone: Central Plain Zone
Address: Sadar,Tehsil
District: Raibareli
State: Uttarpradesh
PIN Code 221002

Crop: Mango
Crop Family: Anacardiceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Mangifera indica)
Crop Vernacular Name: Keri
Ingredients: Banana plants

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PAS 1:

"Soil Degradation in
India: Challenges and Potential Solutions"
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277564357_Soil_Degradation_in_India_Challenges_an d_Potential_Solutions/link/557e78b508aeb61eae2480e8/download

PAS 2:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/304094816_Soil_Conservation_Issues_in_India/link/5 d74ce5592851cacdb294796/download