Effect of boundary plantation of different tree species on associate crops
Research Type
Departmental Research
Experiment Background
India has set a high target for increasing its tree cover from the present 24 % to 33 % of its total area, primarily by promoting agroforestry in croplands. Some 174,500 square kilometres (67,375 square miles) of land in India is cultivated through agroforestry, according to the latest remote sensing data from the Central Agroforestry Research Institute. The benefits of agroforestry are widely acknowledged, including by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation. In its manual “Agroforestry in rice-production landscapes in Southeast Asia” it states: “Integrating trees into rice-production landscapes helps - in reduce temperatures and improve infiltration of water into the soil, store more carbon and diversify farm production, which lowers both climate and market risks. This adds up to greater adaptability and resilience not only for individual farmers and communities but also their environments.”
In Gujarat, forest cover is relatively low but tree cover-Trees Out-side Forest (TOF) is the second highest amongst the major Indian states. The fact that further allocation of land towards forestry purpose is almost impossible, leaves only one alternative for increasing the tree cover and augmenting the supply of forest produce, and that of organizing and motivating people, and with their help, planting tree in the low productivity wastelands and farmlands. Accordingly, the government of Gujarat adopted a new approach more than four decades ago, and in 1969-70, Social Forestry was born as a People’s Programme for planting trees outside the forest lands. Social forestry divisions, first in the country, were established in the State. With this initiative, the State became the pioneer in social forestry in the world.
Experiment Group
Forestry
Unit Type
(02)EDUCATION UNIT
Unit
(61)COLLEGE OF FORESTRY (NAU, NAVSARI)
Department
(2360)SILVICULTURE AND AGROFORESTRY, COF, NAU, NAVSARI
BudgetHead
(352/12130/00)352/07/REG/04280
Objective
1. To study the effect of orientation of boundary plantation on growth and yield of associate crops
Season
Not season specific
Location Unit Type
(02)EDUCATION UNIT
Location Unit
(61)COLLEGE OF FORESTRY (NAU, NAVSARI)
Location Department
(2360)SILVICULTURE AND AGROFORESTRY, COF, NAU, NAVSARI
Plot No
Various Farms of NAU campus
PI Name
(NAU-EMP-2010-000901)MUKESHBHAI RAMESHBHAI PARMAR
PI Email
mukeshparmar@nau.in
PI Mobile
9687632184
Year of Approval
2022
Commencement Year
2023
Completion Year
2025
Design of Experiment
Randomized Block Design with Factorial Concept (FRBD)