Influence of various spacing and foliar application of novel organic liquid nutrients on performance of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) under mango-based agroforestry system
Research Type
Departmental Research
Experiment Background
Indian agriculture is facing diverse challenges and constraints due to growing demographic pressure, increasing food, feed and fodder needs natural resource degradation and climate change. Therefore, diversification of landuse systems with agroforestry is a necessary strategy for providing variety of products for meeting requirements of the people, insurance against risks caused by weather aberrations, controlling erosion hazards and ensuring sustainable production on a long-term basis particularly in view of the effects of climate change (Dhara and Sharma, 2015). Agroforestry is a collective name for landuse systems and technologies, where woody perennials (trees, shrubs, palm, bambos, etc.) are deliberately used in the same piece of land management units as agricultural crops and/or animals in some form of spatial arrangement or temporal sequence. In agroforestry systems, there are both ecological and economical interactions between the different components (Lundgreen and Raintree, 1982). Fruit-based agroforestry system integrates the cultivation of agronomic crops, vegetable crops, fruit trees and silvi component.
Mangifera indica L., commonly known as mango is one of the best tropical fruit tree belonging to the family Anacardiaceae and believed to be originated in Asia. Genus Mangifera approximately contains 69 different species (Ediriweera et. al., 2017). India contributes major part of the world Mango production. In India, Mango is considered as King of fruits. Mangifera indica L. also has medicinal importance. It is a pharmacologically, ethnomedically and phytochemically diverse plant.
The cowpea is an annual herbaceous legume from the genus Vigna within the family Fabaceae. Plant types are often categorized as erect, semi-erect, postrate (trailing) or climbing. Cowpea originated in Africa and is widely grown in Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia and in the southern United States. Cowpea is a warm-season crop well adapted to many areas of the humid tropics and temperate zones. It is chiefly used as a grain crop, for animal fodder or as a vegetable. Cowpea seed is a nutritious component in the human diet, as well as nutritious livestock feed.
Fertilizers, artificial or natural, are the components that increase plant productivity and development. Fertilizers help in increasing soil fertility and thereby promoting plant growth. With the help of fertilizers, plant becomes resilient against harmful plant pathogens, pests and weeds. Elimination of diseases in plant increases the value in the harvest. Incorporating fertilizers into the soil guarantees that the plant is getting proper nutrition during its development.
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
To study the influence of various spacing on performance of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) var. GVC-9under mango-based agroforestry system
To study the influence of foliar application of liquid fertilizers on performance of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) var. GVC-9under mango-based agroforestry system
To study the interaction effect of various spacing and foliar application of liquid fertilizers on performance of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) var. GVC-9under mango-based agroforestry system
To find out the economics of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) var. GVC-9 cultivation
Season
Kharif-summer
Location Unit Type
(02)EDUCATION UNIT
Location Unit
(61)COLLEGE OF FORESTRY (NAU, NAVSARI)
Location Department
(2360)SILVICULTURE AND AGROFORESTRY, COF, NAU, NAVSARI