Adopted agroforestry practices in various agroclimatic zones of Chhattisgarh: A Review study

Abstract

Agroforestry, as part of a multifunctional working landscape, can play a major role in conserving and enhancing biodiversity from farms to the landscape level in both tropical and temperate regions of the world. The Chhattisgarh state is divided in 3 agroclimatic zones (ACZ) viz; Chhattisgarh Plains (CP), Northern Hills Zones (NHZ) and Bastar Plateau (BP). In these three ACZ 11 agroforestry models were observed i.e. Agri-Silviculture (AS), Agri-Horticulture (AH), Silvi-Pasture (SP), Horti-Pasture (HP), Agri-Horti-Silvipasture (AHS), Horti-Silviculture (HS), Agri-Silvi-Pasture (ASP), Energy Plantation (EP), Block Plantation (BP), Alley Cropping (AC) and Kitchen Garden (KG). In Chhattisgarh state traditional Acacia nilotica based agroforestry system was commonly adopted in all three ACZ. The most acceptability of forestry tree species in agroforestry models are Acacia nilotica, Terminalia tomentosa, Albizia procera, Butea monosperma, Tectona grandis, Azadirachta indica, Dalbergia sissoo, Eucalyptus tereticornis, Leucaena leucocephala, Terminalia arjuna, Gmelina arborea, Pongamia pinnata, Madhuca latifolia, Albizia lebbeck and Ziziphus mauritiana etc. As per existing condition of world as well as in India, forest cover declined continuously. Therefore, different Agroforestry models are the best practices to conserve biodiversity with increasing tree green cover at tree outside forest cover. It is also helps to improve soil fertility, reduces biotic pressure on forests, and rising carbon sequestration with carbon stock. This present reviewed 79 research papers to identify overall land use land pattern with acceptability and opportunity for agroforestry model in Chhattisgarh state.