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COMPARISON OF ACACIA AND EUCALYPTUS AGROFORESTRY SYSTEM FOR HILLS: TAMIL NADU, INDIA

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Title COMPARISON OF ACACIA AND EUCALYPTUS AGROFORESTRY SYSTEM FOR HILLS: TAMIL NADU, INDIA
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Creator SUBHASH CHAND
A.K. SIKKA,
D. V. SINGH,
R. RAGUPATHY
P SUNDRAMBAL
 
Subject : Agroforestry system, cost benefit analysis, eucalyptus, acacia, Nilgiris, intercrops
 
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Agroforestry provides social benefits by functioning as a protective system that ensures resource
conservation, although some of these benefits are not directly measurable. Keeping in view facts this study
was conducted at Research farm of Central Soil and Water Conservation Research and Training Institute,
Research Centre (CSWCRTI,RC), Udhagamandalam, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India for 21 years. In two
experiments namely eucalyptus and acacia along with intercrops viz., grass legume mixture, scented
geranium and potato, separately were
The net return was in the range of Rs. 1.95 to 3.15 lakhs per ha. from different treatments in
eucalyptus based agroforestry system and it was highest in the case of potato with eucalyptus. The net
returns ranged Rs. 0.51 to Rs. 0.92 lakh per ha. from different treatments with acacia based system and it
was highest in the case of geranium with acacia followed by other treatments. This has indicated that
eucalyptus based system was better than acacia based system. The inter cropping of potato, geranium,
grass & legume mixture are economically viable options as per their ranking based on BCR, NPW and IRR
economic criteria.Hence, study suggests that potato (first year only) and geranium in eucalyptus and
acacia based agro forestry systems have performed better as compared to pure eucalyptus in the Nilgiris
condition. Further, the livestock being a livelihood support enterprise in the hilly areas, grass & legume as
an inter crop can be considered as another option to meet the demand of fodder for some years under
agroforestry systems. However, both the system were found to be feasible option from the production as
well as natural resources conservation point of view.
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Date 2020-05-27T08:58:40Z
2020-05-27T08:58:40Z
2015-02-01
 
Type Research Paper
 
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Language English
 
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