Cotton Research Centre promotes Alley Cropping System

It will help raise dryland fruit trees and sustain income for farmers throughout the year

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University's Cotton Research Station (CRS) at Veppanthattai in Perambalur district has developed a horticultural model for dryland vertisols of this region, whereby various dryland fruit trees like ber, jamun, fig, guava, and pomegranate are grown under Alley Cropping System.

In the alley or interspace, cotton is grown during North East monsoon season to utilise the land and to increase the productivity.

Thus, sustained and steady growth may be attained in the rural households, S. Somasundaram, Head of CRS Veppanthattai, said.