Economics and yield performance of some short duration fruit and medicinal crops under agrisilvicultural system in rainfed uplands of Odisha

Growth and yield of Vigna radiata L.) under Terminalia arjuna and Mitragyna parvifolia based agrisilvicultural system

“…Likewise, Kumar et al (2010) also recorded higher plant height of safed musli under tamarind plantation as compared to open condition. Nayak et al (2014) found that the height of pineapple under mangium recorded the maximum height (82.7 cm) while kalmegh under mangium recorded the minimum height (32.8 cm). The variation in height of different intercrops may be attributed to the genetically character of intercrops and availability of light intensity under trees.…”

“…Soybean yield varied between 1.5 Mg ha -1 to 2.1 Mg ha -1 . Nayak et al (2014) also concluded that trend of crop yield under the trees and open condition was: Pineapple> Aloevera> Mangoginger> Kalmegh when intercropped in Acacia mangium and Gmelina arborea based agrisilvicultural system. Similarly Newaj et al (2013) revealed that the grain yield of blackgram decreased with increasing growth of tree and yield reduction gone up to 14.3 to 23.8 % at the end of rotation period of eucalyptus irrespective of spacing and clones.…”

“…These results are in accordance with Mutanal et al (2008) who reported significantly more number of leaves in agave under sole condition as compared to grown under tree. Nayak et al (2014) reported that pineapple under open condition registered the maximum number of leaves (43.6) while mangoginger under mangium recorded the minimum of (6.9). In most of the crops the number of leaves (branches)/ plant was relatively higher in open condition than under tree canopy because of availability of more light.…”

“…An efficient agroforestry system would aim at systematically developing integrated land use systems and practices where the positive interaction between trees and crops are encouraged and maximized. It offers an economical and ecologically viable option for large scale diversification in agriculture on one hand and environmental amelioration on the other (Nayak et al, 2014). Agroforestry systems are designed for beneficial interactions of the crop plants and to reduce unfavourable interactions.…”

“…On-farm timber tree plantations can also benefit from the global environmental facilities like carbon trading (Pandey, 2007;Dogra, 2007). Therefore, there is a great need to identify the suitable agricultural and horticultural crops, which can grow well along with tree species with limited solar energy available underneath the trees (Nayak et al, 2014). Terminalia arjuna , 2231-5209 (Online) All Rights Reserved © Applied and Natural Science Foundation www.ansfoundation.org Bedd.…”