Growth, production and resource use in<i>Colophospermum mopane</i>-based agroforestry system in north-western India

Singh, G.; Rathod, T. R.

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“…Low grass yield in tree integrated plot as compared to sole grass plots indicates a competitive effect of C. mopane with the grass particularly near the root zone. Roots of C. mopane tree are mostly spreading in top 80 cm soil layer due to shallow root system which competes with companion crops for soil resources (Singh and Singh, 2015;Singh and Rathod, 2007). In such a situation root barrier appears more beneficial as indicated by 16.86 % increase in grass yield under T 3 treatment as compared to T 1 .…”

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Effect of Lopping and Root Barrier on Pasture Production in Colophospermum mopane Based Silvipastoral System in Western Rajasthan

Singh¹,

Bishnoi²,

Singh³

2017

IJBSM

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Economy of the people of dry region mainly depends on animal husbandry, where silvopastoral system plays an important role by providing not only grass fodder but also feed from the tree component together with benefits of carbon sequestration and soil improvement. Tree component influences pasture production by competing for light, soil water and nutrients, which needs to be managed for increased production. A silvopastoral experiment was conducted at AFRI, Jodhpur involving Cenchrus ciliaris grass intercropped with 17 years old Colophospermum mopane trees at spacing of 5×10 m 2. Four treatments were: Intact tree, Tree pruning up to 70% tree height, root barrier treatment, and both tree pruning and root barrier treatment. Pooled data of last four years revealed non-significant variations in clump number, tillers number and clump diameter of C. ciliaris grass among treatments and sole grass plots. Dry mass production of C. ciliaris was significantly high in sole grass plot than in treatments. However, grass production was highest in pruned and root barrier tree and lowest in intact tree than in other treatments. Photosnthetically Active Radiation (PAR) was highest (p<0.05) in sole grass plots. PAR varied from 325 to 1285 µmol m-2 s-1. PAR was highest in lopped and root barrier tree and increased with distances from tree trunk. Soil water content (SWC) increased (p<0.05) with increasing soil depth and distances from tree. SWC was highest in pruned and root barrier tree than intact tree. Results indicate that tree pruned along with root barrier is beneficial in enhancing productivity of silvipostoral system in dry areas.

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Effect of Lopping and Root Barrier on Pasture Production in Colophospermum mopane Based Silvipastoral System in Western Rajasthan

Singh¹,

Bishnoi²,

Singh³

2017

IJBSM

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“…A combination of Prosopis cineraria and Ziziphus mauritiana grown in agri-silvi-horticulture system had very little effect on wheat yield as an agricultural crop, thus, this system may be replicated and proposed for greater benefits in terms of fodder, fruit and food production in the arid environment (Singh et al, 2012) [7] . The agrisilvi-horticulture system proved more remunerative in arid region (Pareek, 1998) [6] , whereas, trees provide natural fertilizer to restore soil health and increase crop yield (Singh and Rathod, 2006) [8] . Improved planting stocks of silvicultural and the horticultural tree species provide multifaceted benefits and minimize the risk of total failure of system productivity as in traditional agricultural system.…”

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Growth performance of silvi-horti-agricultural Systems under rainfed plateau conditions of Jharkhand

Beauty¹,

Das²,

Oraon³

et al. 2020

Int. J. Chem. Stud.

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“…Conclusively, Colophospermum mopane enhances land productivity through increased system production and agriculture yield in the initial 4 -5 years. In order to reduce the competition for the resources at higher age canopy restructuring and root trenching should be carried out (Singh and Rathod, 2006).…”

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Colophospermum mopane – A Potential Host for Rearing Wild Silk Worm (Gonometa rufobrunnea) in Arid Rajasthan

Subbulakshmi¹,

Yadava²,

Soni³

et al. 2017

Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci

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Growth, production and resource use inColophospermum mopane-based agroforestry system in north-western India

Cited by 7 publications

References 20 publications

Effect of Lopping and Root Barrier on Pasture Production in Colophospermum mopane Based Silvipastoral System in Western Rajasthan

Effect of Lopping and Root Barrier on Pasture Production in Colophospermum mopane Based Silvipastoral System in Western Rajasthan

Growth performance of silvi-horti-agricultural Systems under rainfed plateau conditions of Jharkhand

Colophospermum mopane – A Potential Host for Rearing Wild Silk Worm (Gonometa rufobrunnea) in Arid Rajasthan

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