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Bamboo-based agroforestry system (Dendrocalamus strictus + sesame–chickpea) for enhancing productivity in semi-arid tropics of central India

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Title Bamboo-based agroforestry system (Dendrocalamus strictus + sesame–chickpea) for enhancing productivity in semi-arid tropics of central India
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Creator Inder Dev
Asha Ram
Sudhir Pal Ahlawat
Dana Ram Palsaniya
Ramesh Singh
Shiv Kumar Dhyani
Naresh Kumar
Rama Kant Tewari
Mahendra Singh
Sridhar K. Babanna
Ram Newaj
Ragunandan Prasad Dwivedi
Ram Vinod Kumar
Ram Swaroop Yadav
Lal Chand
Dhiraj Kumar
Jasti Prasad
 
Subject Agroforestry
Dendrocalamus strictus
Productivity
Returns
Semi-arid region
 
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Bundelkhand region of central India is characterized by erratic rainfall with high frequency of drought. The region has undulating topography, poor groundwater resources and shallow soils with low soil fertility, resulting in frequent crop failures. A study was undertaken to assess the potential of bamboo based agroforestry system to enhance productivity and economic returns at the research farm of ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh), India, which lies in the Bundelkhand region of central India. The 7-year study (2007–2015) recorded 2906 number of bamboo culms ha-1 at 10 m 9 10 m spacing compared to 2409 culms under 12 m 9 10 m spacing. Averaged over 3 years (5th, 6th and 7th year), bamboo culm yield from agroforestry (Dendrocalamus strictus ? Sesamum indicum–Cicer arietinum)/(bamboo ? sesame–chickpea) was higher by 3.20 and 4.96% over sole bamboo in 12 m 9 10 m and 10 m 9 10 m, respectively. The intercrop productivity started declining from 3rd year onwards, and the extent of reduction in productivity was to the tune
of 26.1, 23.7, 24.2, 17.4 and 17.4% during the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th year, respectively. From 5th year
onwards, the harvested bamboo culms contributed to the improvement in the system productivity and it was
29 and 236% higher than the sole crops and sole bamboo, respectively, during the 7th year. Financial analysis showed that bamboo-based agroforestry system (bamboo ? sesame–chickpea) planted at 12 m 9 10m spacing was having high land equivalent ratio (1.95–2.14) and was more profitable than arable cropping and sole bamboo. Therefore, the Dendrocalamus strictus-based agroforestry system can be a potential alternative to arable cropping in semi-arid tropics of central India to enhance productivity and economic returns.
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Date 2021-11-23T05:42:24Z
2021-11-23T05:42:24Z
2020-04-06
 
Type Research Paper
 
Identifier Inder Dev . Asha Ram . Sudhir Pal Ahlawat . Dana Ram Palsaniya . Ramesh Singh . Shiv Kumar Dhyani . Naresh Kumar . Rama Kant Tewari . Mahendra Singh . Sridhar K. Babanna . Ram Newaj . Ragunandan Prasad Dwivedi . Ram Vinod Kumar . Ram Swaroop Yadav . Lal Chand . Dhiraj Kumar . Jasti Prasad.Bamboo-based agroforestry system (Dendrocalamus strictus + sesame–chickpea) for enhancing productivity in semi-arid tropics of central India. Agroforest Sys. t
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/67666
 
Language English
 
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