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Grape orchard provides an opportunity for utilizing the land space

to its maximum during initial period of one year during the

establishment stage.

Due to wider spacing and developing root patterns, the large

unutilized inter-space of about 60 to 70 % can be exploited for

growing inter and mixed crops successfully.

Leguminous crops like green gram, black gram,

oilseeds like sesame and groundnut and vegetables

crops such as tomato, brinjal, cucumber, pumpkin,

bitter gourd, bhendi, etc. and spices like chillies can

be successfully grown as intercrops.

Selection of intercrops depends on

agro climatic region, marketing

facilities, levels of inputs and other

local considerations.

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Another factor is that almost entire plantations

are trained on bower system of training.

Actually no intercrop should be sown in

vineyards as it comes into bearing one

after planting and commercial crops start

after 2-3 years of planting.

Apart from this, the distance between

the plants for growing of intercrops.

This structure with the spread of

grapevines on it causes partial to

complete shading in the 3rd year.

Keep in view the above facts,

intercrops should not be grown in

the vineyards.

Also, the grape vine is a shallow rooted

crop, therefore, root injury is quite possible

in case of deep ploughing.

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The purpose is to keep the soil loose and friable.

But it has been observed that grape growers

have started planting of intercrops like radish,

cucurbits, bhendi, brinjal, cabbage and potato

for the first two to three years after planting the

vineyards.

Short duration crops like cucurbits are

planted during summer months when

irrigation can be applied to these

intercrops along with grapevine without

any loss.

Exhaustive and tall crops should never

be sown.

The winter season vegetables like cabbage,

cauliflower and peas should not be grown

during dormant period because they disturb

the vineyards

However, to augment organic matter in the soil, it

is better to grow cover crops of leguminous types

guava, senji and cowpeas and burry them into

the soil, while they have attained maximum

vegetative growth.

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Only, the short term intercrops like moong

an mash can be sown during the first two-

three years.

By giving irrigation to these vegetables

during winter, the vines would continue to

put some growth which affects very badly

in the next cropping.

Inter cropping in Grapes

Grape orchard provides an opportunity for utilizing the land space to

its maximum during initial period of one year during the

establishment stage.

Due to wider spacing and developing root patterns, the large

unutilized inter-space of about 60 to 70 % can be exploited for

growing inter and mixed crops successfully.

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Selection of intercrops depends on agro climatic region,

marketing facilities, levels of inputs and other local

considerations.

Leguminous crops like green gram, black gram, oilseeds like

sesame and groundnut and vegetables crops such as

tomato, brinjal, cucumber, pumpkin, bitter gourd, bhendi, etc.

and spices like chillies can be successfully grown as

intercrops.

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