Transformation of jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) orchard into multistory agroforestry increases system productivity

Miah, Md. Giashuddin; Islam, Md. Jahidul; Rahman, Md. Abiar; Ahamed, Tofayel; Islam, Md. Rafiqul; Jose, Shibu

doi:10.1007/s10457-017-0118-1

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“…More importantly, the study showed a high LER value in the agroforestry system indicating higher land would be needed to obtain comparable production from the sole cultivation of similar components (Table 4). The elevated LER in agroforestry system was also reported by Miah et al (2018) in jackfruitpapaya-eggplant based agroforestry system, and Yang et al (2016) in jujube-wheat based agroforestry system.…”

Section: Agroforestry System-induced Modification Of Soil Nutrients Dynamicssupporting

confidence: 60%

“…The procedures of Jackson (1958) and Bremner (1965) were followed to estimate the contents of total nitrogen and organic matter, respectively. The economic and land use benefits of maltabased agroforestry systems were evaluated by calculating the benefit cost ratio (BCR) and land equivalent ratio (LER) following the equations reported by Miah et al (2018).…”

Section: Assessment Of Soil Properties Economic Performances and Land Use Efficiencymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Agroforestry is a system where intercropping practiced between annual herbaceous crops and perennial tress, which recently come to the fore as a dynamic option for sustainable subsistence in the cue of changing climate schemes (Djanibekov et al, 2015;Campanhola and Pandey, 2019). More importantly, agroforestry system carried diversified socio-ecological benefits, including eradication of poverty and unemployment, including control soil health and erosion (Singh et al, 2016;Udawatta et al, 2017;Miah et al, 2018). Agroforestry has already been accepted by farming community by planting different trees within cropland or homestead boundaries from ancient time.…”

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Transforming Malta Orchard into Agroforestry System with Different Crops for Improving Productivity, Profitability and Land Uses

Das

Rahman

Saha

et al. 2021

Ann. Bangladesh Agric.

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Sustainable agricultural practices like agroforestry systems are being advocated to overcome various problems of farming. A young malta (Citrus sinensis) orchard (3 years old) was transformed into a fruit tree-based agroforestry system in which the performances of summer (okra and Indian spinach) and autumn (mungbean and kangkong) crops and year-round spices (ginger and turmeric) were evaluated following randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replication each and eventually compared between agroforestry systems and respective sole cropping (control) from March 2018 to February 2019 at BSMRAU field. The experimental results revealed that the yields of the associated crops deprived when grown at the closest row position from the bed of malta tree and spices. Yields of okra, Indian spinach, mungbean, kangkong, turmeric and ginger were reduced by 7.57, 6.52, 14.86, 13.26, 9.70 and 16.23%, respectively under agroforestry system as compared to control. However, malta yield was increased by 5.35% in agroforestry system than control trees. The findings also indicated that the crops in agroforestry system was less hindered by the shade effect of malta trees due to less dense canopy of young malta trees. In comparison to sole cropping system, the higher benefit-cost ratio (BCR) (2.93) and land equivalent ratio (LER) (2.83) were obtained in the studied agroforestry system that explicated higher system productivity and land uses. Notable improvement of total nitrogen and organic matter were obtained in the soil under agroforestry system. Therefore, malta-based agroforestry system can be a promising alternative to provide higher economic benefits, boosting food and nutritional security, improving soil nutrient status and utilization of land. Ann. Bangladesh Agric. (2020) 24(1) : 113-125

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Section: Agroforestry System-induced Modification Of Soil Nutrients Dynamicssupporting

confidence: 60%

Section: Assessment Of Soil Properties Economic Performances and Land Use Efficiencymentioning

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Transforming Malta Orchard into Agroforestry System with Different Crops for Improving Productivity, Profitability and Land Uses

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Rahman

Saha

et al. 2021

Ann. Bangladesh Agric.

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“…Chabonnier et al (2013) reported that, besides canopy density, factors such as leaf and branch allocation patterns and inclination, azimuthal distribution and crown volume also affect canopy radiation transmissivity. Miah et al (2018) found increases in PAR in agroforestry systems due to more diffused light. Therefore, C. grandis, which has a globular and compact crown, allowing passage only to diffused light, the same kind of radiation found for Southfacing coffee branches, as shown in Figure 4.…”

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Effects of Shade Tree Spatial Distribution and Species on Photosynthetic Rate of Coffee Trees

Neto

Bonfanti

Gazaffi

et al. 2019

C.Sci.

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The use of shade trees in coffee fields have been motivated by climatic changes. However, microclimatic conditions in shaded coffee fields differ due to shade tree spatial distribution and species, altering physiological responses of coffee trees. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of shade tree spatial distribution and species on coffee trees photosynthetic rate in two growth seasons, of high (HSD) and low (LSD) sink demand. The experimental design consisted of randomized blocks with three replicates in split-split-plots. Plots were the shade tree species: Anadenanthera falcata, Cassia grandis and Peltophorum dubium. Split plot was formed by five distances between coffee trees and shade tree trunks: coffee trees on planting row of shade trees, distancing one (D1L) and five (D5L) meters from shade trees trunk; coffee trees on inter-rows of shade trees, parallel to D1L and D5L (D1E and D5E); coffee trees distancing 77 meters from shade tree trunks, in a full-sun field (PS). The split-split-plots correspond to coffee tree canopy exposure to the sun: branches facing North or South. Shade trees canopy density and occupation was evaluated with a convex densiometer. Photosynthetic rate (Pn)and photosynthetic active radiation (PAR) were measured with an Infrared Gas Analyzer (IRGA) on two time-frames, between 7.00 and 9.00 solar hours and between 11.00 and 13.00. Shade tree canopy density and occupation was not homogenous during the change of seasons and shift due to spatial distribution, which also changes PAR levels. Shade trees reduce PAR to more suitable values for coffee tree exploitation, especially on D1L and D5L. During HSD, shading did not affect Pn, which was greater in branches facing North. Yet, in LSD, between 11.00 and 13.00, coffee trees shaded with A. falcata showed greater Pn than at PS. Coffee trees shaded with C. grandis at D5L and D1E had greater values of Pn than PS.

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“…Many researchers found that alley cropping reduced the tree yield and/or crop yield due to competition, but its land equivalent ratio (LER) was still greater than 1.0 [4][5][6]. Although crop yield is reduced by 17.4%-22.8% with the trees, the alley cropping increases 32.7% of tree yield and shows a higher LER (1.76-2.60) [7]. Alley cropping is an efficient land use pattern because the addition of the crop to the tree fields can more than compensate the loss of the tree yield [8].…”

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Alley Cropping Increases Land Use Efficiency and Economic Profitability Across the Combination Cultivation Period

Gao

et al. 2019

Agronomy

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Alley cropping allows the famer to effectively use available resources and yield more benefits. Choosing suitable associated crop and mitigating the competition between trees and crops are crucial for designing the alley cropping systems. We conducted a long-term experiment, including apple (Malus pumila)/peanut (Arachis hypogaea), apple/millet (Setaria italica) and apple/maize (Zea mays) alley cropping systems with conventional intercropping distance, and corresponding monocultures (Exp.1), and a short-term experiment with improved intercropping distance in the same three combinations (Exp.2) in the Loess Plateau, China. The results showed crop yields in three alley cropping systems were lower than the corresponding monocultures. Apple yields were significantly constrained by millet and maize in the alley cropping systems, but not sensitive to the presence of peanut. Land equivalent ratios (LERs) ranged from 0.44 to 0.89 before the tree bore fruit. The LERs were greater than 1.0 after the tree bore fruit, and the apple trees made a decisive contribution to the land use advantage. Net present values of three alley cropping systems were on average 60.1% higher than the corresponding monocultures across the alley cropping period. The maximum annual present value in the first–fifth, sixth and seventh–ninth years after the alley cropping establishment was observed in the apple/maize, apple/millet and apple/peanut system, respectively. These results highlight that choosing the optimal alley cropping management and suitable associated crops at different years after establishment may allow farmers to increase the land use efficiency and economic profitability.

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Transformation of jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) orchard into multistory agroforestry increases system productivity

Cited by 25 publications

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Transforming Malta Orchard into Agroforestry System with Different Crops for Improving Productivity, Profitability and Land Uses

Transforming Malta Orchard into Agroforestry System with Different Crops for Improving Productivity, Profitability and Land Uses

Effects of Shade Tree Spatial Distribution and Species on Photosynthetic Rate of Coffee Trees

Alley Cropping Increases Land Use Efficiency and Economic Profitability Across the Combination Cultivation Period

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