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Merits and Demerits of Tree Crop Combinations

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Title Merits and Demerits of Tree Crop Combinations
Merits and Demerits of Tree Crop Combinations
 
Creator ICAR_CRIDA
 
Subject Merits, Demerits, Tree Crop Combinations
 
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A proverb in India says, “Farming without tree culture is incomplete”. There has been a practice of
growing one or the other tree species with agricultural crop for multipurpose uses. Farmers from time
immemorial are in the habit of planting various economic tree species on the field bunds, corners of
field or sporadically or zonally or sequentially for fuel, fodder, fruits, fertilizers (manure), finance and
timber. A rigorous selection has been imposed by the farmers in the past as regards to their suitability
in respect of supplementary / complimentary efforts or competitive nature. The goal was to realies
higher economic returns from these combinations. Along with tree-crop combinations some drought
tolerant grass species were also introduced with an objective of arresting soil loss, enhancing soil
moisture and to harvest fodder for the cattle. In olden days each village had its own Gauthana (grazing
area) which is fast disappearing and pressure is being built on forest areas as cattle graze in the forest.
As a result, forests are getting degraded and the ecosystem is being disturbed coupled with this kind
interference, man in his zest to cultivate more and more area to produce required food, fodder, fuel
etc. is causing further degradation. The increased and continuous deforestation has resulted in serious
scarcity of fuel for the rural households. Consequently village women have to trek long distances
under harsh conditions for final collection. All most half to three fourth day is spent by human in the
collection of fuel every day. It is sheer waste of human resources.
Concomitantly the practices of burning crop residues and other organic wastes are increasing
to meet out the daily needs of fuel for cooking, heating water and other purposes. This has resulted in
the non-availability of organic matter to cultivable land considering the various faces of the problems,
therefore, and absolute need to incorporate one or other tree species along with cultivated crops,
which may help to meet the human, animal and land needs.
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Date 2022-01-27T04:55:10Z
2022-01-27T04:55:10Z
2009
 
Type Technical Report
 
Identifier Not Available
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Language English
 
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Publisher ICAR_CRIDA