Performance of Anthocephalus cadamba (Roxb.) Miq., Bauhinia variegata Linn. and Grewia optiva Drumm. Ex Burr in Tarai Bhabar region of Uttarakhand, India
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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2021/v147i2/157074Keywords:
Agroforestry Models, Rainfed, Growth Performance.Abstract
Baljit Singh, R.i.s. Gill, Navneet Kaur And G.p.s. DhillonThe study was carried out on farmer's rainfed land in Dhaluwala majbata and Dhaluwala Kalan in Haridwar district of Uttarakhand in 2018-2020. Block planting of 6 month old seedling of Anthocephalus cadamba, Bauhinia variegata and Grewia optiva was done in 2 treatments of spacing i.e. 6 × 6 m and 6 × 8 m. On observation, it was found that A. cadamba stood first in spacing of 6 × 8 m with a height of 300.67 cm and girth 19.18 cm followed by G. optiva of height 292.45 cm and B. variegata of height 285.67 but in girth performance B. variegata i.e. 17.0 cm was found better than G. optiva i.e. 15.72 cm. On the basis of observations, it can be asserted that A. cadamba is a fast growing timber species and may be suitable species under agroforestry in sub tropics of Uttarakhand while B. variegata are slow growing but they are known as fodder species and may be grown as fodder species on a farmland. The study on soil property showed that pH of soil ranges from 6.47 to 7.47 i.e. slightly acidic to slightly alkaline and no remarkable changes in nutrient status were recorded.References
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