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ENHANCING PRODUCTIVITY POTENTIAL OF SALINE SOIL THROUGH AGROFORESTRY SYSTEM USING SALINE IRRIGATION

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Title ENHANCING PRODUCTIVITY POTENTIAL OF SALINE SOIL THROUGH AGROFORESTRY SYSTEM USING SALINE IRRIGATION
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Creator RAKESH K. GARG
R.K. YADAV
PARVENDER SHEORAN
ASHWANI KUMAR
BHASKAR NARJARY
M.D. MEENA
D.K. SHARMA
 
Subject Saline irrigation
Melia
Eucalyptus
Mustard
Salt
 
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Establishing tree plantations on saline soil irrigated with saline ground waters may provide an economic use of abandoned
lands, but a knowledge gap exists on potential of growing commercially important fast growing tree species under salt
affected soils with saline irrigation and their impact on soil physico-chemical properties. The present study has been
initiated to establish Melia composita and Eucalyptus tereticornis based agroforestry models and evaluate the
performance of crops under trees and vice versa irrigated with the help of saline water irrigation. The treatments
comprised of five tree and crop combinations viz., Eucalyptus tereticornis +crops, Melia composita +crops, Sole Eucalyptus
tereticornis, Sole Melia compositaand sole crops i.e. pearlmillet and mustard under open conditions. Eucalyptusand Melia
tree species recorded 78% and 70% survival, respectively. Growth performance of the two tree species was recorded one
year after transplanting. Eucalyptus attained higher plant height (269.36cm) as compared to Melia (223.38cm) whereas
diameter at breast height (DBH) was more in Melia (4.46cm) as compared to Eucalyptus (3.15cm). Longest branches, crown
spread and number of branches were higher in case of Eucalyptusas compared to Melia. In general, declining growth trend
was observed with increase in soil salinity. Mustard was sown as intercrop in between Melia and Eucalyptus rows.
Germination of mustard crop showed variable response depending upon level of salinity. Germination percentage varied
-1 -1 -1 from nil (EC :7.28 dSm ) to 85.0 (EC :2.40 dSm ) under Eucalyptus trees whereas it ranged from nil (EC :7.29 dSm ) to 70.0 2 2 2
-1 (EC :2.40 dSm ) under Melia trees. The average germination under Eucalyptus and Melia plantation was 27.91% and 2
30.42%, respectively. Results on growth parameters is also reported in this paper.
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Date 2019-10-28T04:23:52Z
2019-10-28T04:23:52Z
2017-12-01
 
Type Research Paper
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/24066
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Indian Forester