Tree integration in conservation agriculture: A case study of teak (Tectona grandis) + bael (Aegle marmelos) based agroforestry in the Bundelkhand region

ASHA  RAM; ANIRUDH  SAMADHIYA; NARESH  KUMAR; INDER  DEV; SOVAN  DEBNATH; RAMESH  SINGH; ASHOK  YADAV; PRIYANKA  SINGH; SANTOSH  PANDEY; H  ANURAGI; A K  HANDA; A  ARUNACHALAM

doi:10.56093/ijas.v95i3.162793

Authors

ASHA RAM ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh 284 003, India
ANIRUDH SAMADHIYA ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh 284 003, India
NARESH KUMAR ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh 284 003, India
INDER DEV Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh
SOVAN DEBNATH ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh 284 003, India
RAMESH SINGH International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, Telangana
ASHOK YADAV ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh 284 003, India
PRIYANKA SINGH ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh 284 003, India
SANTOSH PANDEY Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
H ANURAGI ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh 284 003, India
A K HANDA ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh 284 003, India
A ARUNACHALAM ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh 284 003, India

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v95i3.162793

Keywords:

Agro-ecosystem, Agroforestry, Conventional tillage, Minimum tillage, Climate change, Residue management

Abstract

The present study was carried out during the winter (rabi) seasons of 2021–22 and 2022–23 at ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh to study the impact of conservation agriculture practices within a teak (Tectona grandis L.) + bael (Aegle marmelos L.)-based agroforestry system on growth rate and yield parameters of tree and crop component, as well as on soil properties. It examined the effect of tillage methods and residue retention on the growth and yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) and linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) as well as soil properties. The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design (RBD), with three replications having eight treatments of comprising combinations, viz. Tillage methods (conventional and minimum); Cropping systems (sorghum-chickpea and maize-linseed); and Residue management practices (residue retention and no retention). Results indicated that residue retention under conventional tillage significantly enhanced plant height and dry matter accumulation in both linseed and chickpea. Crop yields were comparable under conventional and minimum tillage, although residue retention significantly boosted the yields of both crops. Conservation agricultural practices contributed to higher productivity in the teak + bael-based agroforestry system. Residue retention improved soil organic carbon content by 24–39% compared to no residue retention. Additionally, nutrient availability (N, P, K, S, Zn, Fe, Mn, and Cu) was enhanced through minimum tillage combined with residue retention.

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