A sustainable livelihood option for farmers’ of semi-arid region: Bamboo + Chickpea based Agroforestry model
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Authors
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Inder Dev
ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi-284 003. U.P., India.
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S.P. Ahlawat
ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi-110 012. India.
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D.R. Palsaniya
ICAR-Indian Grassland & Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi-284 003. U.P., India.
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Asha Ram
ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi-284 003. U.P., India.
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Ram Newaj
ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi-284 003. U.P., India.
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R.K. Tewari
ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi-284 003. U.P., India.
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Ramesh Singh
ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi-284 003. U.P., India.
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K.B. Sridhar
ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi-284 003. U.P., India.
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R.P. Dwivedi
ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi-284 003. U.P., India.
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Madhulika Srivastava
ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi-284 003. U.P., India.
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O.P. Chaturvedi
ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi-284 003. U.P., India.
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R.V. Kumar
ICAR-Indian Grassland & Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi-284 003. U.P., India.
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R.S. Yadav
ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil & Water Conservation, RC, Datia-475 661. M.P.,
Keywords:
Bamboo growth, chickpea yields, Dendrocalamus strictus, livelihood optionsAbstract
Bamboo plays a significant role in the Indian economy and is providing livelihood support to millions of people. A study was conducted on bamboo + chickpea based agroforestry model at ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh) during 2007 to 2012. Bamboo recorded 100% survival (3rd year onwards) and No. of culms clump- 1 varied in the range of 29.07 to 32.15 at harvest stage. Chickpea grown as intercrop recorded seed yield of 1.27 - 1.77 t ha-1 against 1.70 to 1.85 t ha-1 in sole cropping. Seed yield was 25.95% (bamboo-10mx10m) and 21.08% (bamboo-12mx10m) lower in comparison to sole chickpea during 3rd year. Distance from the clump also had significant influence on the seed yield (27.6, 18.08 and 11.86% lower at 1, 2 and 3m, respectively away from bamboo clump) than the seed yield (1.77 t ha-1) at 4m distance.
