Effect of Mulched and without Mulched Intercrops on Growth Yield and Fruit Quality of Kinnow Mandarin Plantation under Semi-Arid Irrigated Conditions

The aim of the present was to analyze effect different intercrops with and without mulch on growth, yield quality kinnow mandarin orchard. data plant such as height, stem girth, canopy spread, volume were collected in month February 2020 before transplanting intercrops. under treatments have significant growth plant, percent increase height (3.22%) + watermelon, girth (4.20%) tomato, spread EW direction (3.89%) cantaloupe, found positive NS (3.76%) (10.84%) treatments. number fruits per tree, average fruit weight significantly affected by treatments, maximum (920), (161.11 g), (361.34 q/ha) recorded watermelon. TSS (11.56%), acidity (0.91%), ascorbic acid (30.15 mg/100ml juice) juice (42.96%), peel (27.84%)