International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 3
First page : (548) Last page : (552)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.4014
Performance of Under Storey Crops with Different Pruning Regimes and Distances from Tree Base in Albizia procera Based Agri-Silviculture System
Traloki Singh1, K. B. Anand2* and Om Prakash3
1Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kukma- 370 105, Bhuj, Gujarat, India
2Department of Agronomy, U.P. Collage, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
3 Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda, Uttar Pradesh, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: tralokisingh@gmail.com
Received: 8.06.2017 | Revised: 19.06.2017 | Accepted: 20.06.2017
ABSTRACT
A field experiment was undertaken during 2006-07 and 2007-08 at National Research Centre for Agro-forestry, Jhansi. The split plot design with three replications was used for field trial. The experiment was carried out with three pruning regimes (70% canopy pruning, 50% canopy pruning and control) and five distances (0.5-1 m, 1-2 m, 2-3 m and 3-4 m) from tree base. The grain yields of both understory crops increased with increasing distance from tree base. The 70% pruning produced significantly higher grain and straw yields of both understory crops in both the years over the 50% pruning and control treatments, respectively.
Key words: Agri-Silviculture System, Grain Yield, Pruning Regimes, Distance from Tree Base, Under Story Crops, Straw Yield.
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Cite this article: Singh, T., Anand, K.B. and Prakash, O., Performance of Under Storey Crops with Different Pruning Regimes and Distances from Tree Base in Albizia procera Based Agri-Silviculture System , Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.5(3): 548-552 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.4014
