Performance of Prosopis cineraria and associated crops under varying spacing regimes in the arid zone of India

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 149-157

  Gupta, G N ^a  

^a ARID FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Crop yield; Intercrops; Soil water; Tree density; Tree growth

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; ARID ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH; INTERCROPPING; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; SPACING;

INDIA;

EID: 0031873415     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006006730589     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Andersen LS and Sinclair FL (1993) Ecological interaction in Agroforestry Systems. Agro For Abstract 6: 57-91
2. Barara LP and Verma SK (1995) Social issues of environment for sustainable development. Paper presented at the National Seminar on Sustainable Development BANIS MHOW April 12-13 1995
3. Belsky AJ and Amundson RG (1992) Effect of tree on under storey vegetation and soil at forest/savanna boundaries in East Africa. In: Furley AA and Proctor J (eds) The Nature and Dynamics of Forest-Savanna Boundaries
4. Belsky AJ, Amundson RG, Duxbury JM, Riha SJ, Ali AR and Mwan SM (1989) The effect of tree on their physical, chemical and biological environment in semi arid savanna in Kenya. J Appl Ecol 26: 1005-1024.
5. Belsky AJ, Amundson RG and Duxbury JM (1993) Effect of widely spaced trees and livestock grazing on understorey environment in tropical savannas. Agroforestry Systems 24: 1-20
6. Bunderson WT, El Wakel A, Saad Z and Hashim I (1990) Agroforestry practices and potential in Western Sudan. In: Budd W et al. (eds) Planning for Agroforestry. New York
7. Garcia Mragaya J, Flores S and Chacon N (1994) Soil chemical properties under individual evergreen and deciduous trees in a protected Venezuelan savanna. Acta Oecol 15(4): 477-484
8. Gupta JP and Gupta GN (1982) Effect of post emergence cultivation on weed growth, nutrient uptake and yield of pearlmillet. Annals of Arid Zone 21(4): 241-247
9. Gupta JP and Gupta GN (1983) Effect of grass mulching on growth and yield of legumes. Agric Water Management 6: 375-383
10. Ingram J (1990) The role of trees in maintaining and improving soil productivity - a review of the literature. Commonwealth Science Council, London
11. Jackson LE, Straws RB, Firestone MK and Bartolome JW (1990) Influence of tree canopies on grass land productivity and nitrogen dynamics in deciduous oak savanna. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 32: 89-105
12. Joffre R and Rambal S (1988) Soil water improvement by trees in the rangelands of southern Spain. Acta Oecologia Planlarum 9: 405-422
13. Joshi DC, Arora BR, Aggarwal RK, Ruhal DC and Sharma BK (1969) Forms and content of nutrient elements. In: Review of Research on Sand Soils in India, pp 85-112. Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur
14. Malhotra SP (1984) Traditional agroforestry practices in arid zone of Rajasthan. In: Shankarnarayan KA (ed) Agroforestry in arid and semi arid regions, pp 263-266. CAZRI, Jodhpur, India
15. Mann HS and Daulay HS (1981) A review of forage forestry: Agroforestry research in India with special reference to arid and semi arid regions. Indian J Range Management 2(1 and 2): 87-93
16. Muthana KD, Sharma SK and Harsh LN (1985) Study of silvopastoral system in arid zone. My Forest 21(3): 233-238
17. Ong CK, Odongo JCW, Marshall F and Black CR (1992) Water use of agroforestry systems in semi arid India. In: Calder IR, Hall RL and Adlard PG (eds) Growth and Water Use of Forest Plantation, pp 347-358. John Wiley, New York
18. Patron WJ, Schirul DS, Cole CW and Ozima DS (1987) Analysis of factors controlling soil organic matter levels in great plain grasslands. Soil Sci Ann J: 1173-1179
19. Prinsley RT (1992) The role of trees in sustainable agriculture - An overview. Agroforestry Systems 20: 87-115
20. Ramakrishan YS, Sastri ASRAS and Muthana KD (1985) A note on the importance of radiant energy penetration in silvopastoral system. My Forest 17(1): 1-3
21. Shankarnarayan KA, Harsh LN and Kathju S (1987) Agroforestry in the arid zones of India. Agroforestry Systems 5: 69-88
22. Young A (1987) Agroforestry for soil conservation. CAB International, Wallingford, UK. Part II Maintenance of Fertility, ICRAF, Working Paper No. 143