Cultivation of crops in association of mango under two tier system of agro forestry.
Singh R. A., Shamim M., Singh P. V., Singh M. K., Pandey R. K.
Author Affiliation: Directorate of Research, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.), India.
Asian Journal of Horticulture 3 : 270-272
Abstract : An experiment was conducted during 1997/98-2003/04 in Uttar Pradesh, India, to determine the extent of diffusion of agroforestry with mango in the mango growing tract of central Uttar Pradesh. The farm families of Marhara, Soron, Kashganj, Patiyali, Ganj Dundwara blocks of Etah district adopted the cultivation of wheat, lentil, chicory, oat (green fodder), potato and aubergine in association with mango. Potato, potato + pumpkin, pumpkin after potato, aubergine, vegetable pea, pumpkin after vegetable pea, garlic and onion after potato in association with mango are being followed by farm households of Sandila block in Hardoi district. Likewise, the farm families of Auras, Miyanganj, Hasanganj and Safipur blocks of Unnao district, Kamalganj and Kaimganj blocks of Farrukhabad district and Malihabad and Kakori blocks of Lucknow district followed the wheat cultivation in association with Dashari mango. At the initial stage, mango gave 20-25 q/ha fruits. Wheat, lentil, chicory, oat (green fodder), potato, aubergine, green fruits of pumpkin, green pods of vegetable pea, garlic, onion and pumpkin green fruits in potato + pumpkin system yielded 30, 10, 120, 380, 210, 215, 275, 90, 75, 260 and 185 q/ha, respectively. The mango-based cropping systems maintained cash flow system and improved the standards of living of farm families and created an ecofriendly environment.