ABSTRACT
In majority of commercially grown citrus orchards, citrus is usually cultivated as monoculture and any onset of epidemic may lead to crop destruction. In major citrus grown orchards in India, cotton is one of the commercial crops besides pulse and oilseed crops [1, 3, 12]. The intercropping in citrus is reported by Krishnamurti [7] and Gill [4]. The research on sustainable intercropping practices in Nagpur mandarin orchards with single inter strip crops is being conducted [5, 6, 8]. The integrated citrus based cropping system: (1) Optimizes land use, maximum return per unit area, soil conservation and fertility build-up, waste recycling and insurance against failure of individual crop; and (2) Provides year round employment and reduces total cost of production.
