PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF AGROFORESTRY MODELS Editors Sanjeev K. Chauhan S. S. Gill H. N. Khajuria Rajni Chauhan ATPA AGROTECH PUBLISHING ACADEMY UDAIPUR
CONTENTS Page(s) Foreword 3 Preface 4 Resource persons 5 1. Agroforestry - opportunities and challenges 13 - K. R. Solanki 2. Forests interfaced with crops Indian context 21 - H.N. Khajuria and S.S. Gill 3. Agroforestry models for rehabilitation of sodic soils 27 - Gurbachan Singh 4. Socio-economic upliftment through diversification 35 - Sanjeev K. Chauhan 5. The tree-crop productivity under different agroforestry systems 39 - R. S. Dhanda r 6. Productivity of poplar based agroforestry models in north western India 56 - R. C. Dhiman 7. Reclamation of degraded lands through agroforestry interventions 59 - P. Rai anda.k. Handa 8. Agroforestry for ameliorating productivity and sustainability of degraded 72 lands - O.S.Tomar 9. Crop cultivation under tree canopy 77 -B.S.Gill 10. Vegetable growing under agroforestry systems 87 - D. S. Khurana
Contents 9 11. Flower cultivation under tree canopy 91 - Ramesh Kumar 12. Horticultural crops - an alternative in agroforestry intervention 97 - W.S. Dhillon 13. Integration of medicinal and aromatic plants in agroforestry 108 - N.S. Chauhan 14. Fodder production technology in agroforestry 117 -K.P.Puri 15. Production potential of silvipasture systems 123 - P. Rai and A.K. Handa 16. Screening for shade tolerant crop plants for agroforestry systems 132 -Allah Rang 17. Canopy management in agroforestry 140 - P. S. Thakur 18. Micro-environmental changes through windbreaks/shelterbelts 144 -G.S. Bains 19. Principles of plus tree selection for agroforestry plantations 152 -D.S.Sidhu 20. Significance of seed source in producing quality planting stock 155 -H.N. Khajuria 21. Legislation on biological diversity conservation, facilitated access and 159 benefit sharing - Sudhir Kochhar 22. Patenting and intellectual property rights with special emphasis on PBR 166 -R.C.Sharma 23. Importance of seed quality in tree seed technology 171 - S.D. Bhardwaj 24. Nursery technology and plantation techniques for agroforestry tree species 178 -R.K.Nayital
10 Production Technology & Management of Agroforestry Models 25. Experimental designs and data analysis in agroforestry 185 - Seema Jaggi 26. Awareness and adoption of poplar based agroforestry models 197 - Rakesh Nanda and S.K. Chauhan 27. Inflnencing farmer's decision on agroforestry 204 - Ajay Sharma and S.M. Puri 28. People's participation in agroforestry 216 -D.S.Dhillon 29. Agroforestry models and their production cum marketing ailments 223 - H.S. Dhaliwal 30. Organic farming and agroforestry in increasing quality produce 227 -D.S.Kler 31. Allelopathy in agroforestry system with special reference to Eucalyptus 238 -R.K.Kohli 32. Soil health in relation to agroforestry 241 -LM.Chhibba 33. Management of natural resources through integrated watershed approach 249 for sustainable ecosystem of Shiwaliks - R.K. Aggarwal 34. - Watershed management experiences of lower Shiwalik hills 254 -S.P.Mittal 35. Conservation of forest resources for sustainable management of 260 agro ecosystem - D. S. Sidhu 36. Management of degraded lands through plantation 265 - S.D. Bhardwaj 37. Agroforestry tree planting technology for saline soils 273 -O.S.Tomar 38. Utilization of fly ash in agriculture and revegetation of dumping sites 278 - B.D. Kansal
Contents 11 39. Global warming and strategies to decrease greenhouse gas emissions form 282 agriculture -K.S.Verma -. 40. Carbon sequestration in soil-plant system 290 -D.K.Benbi 41. Orchid cultivation : a venture climbing vocation under agroforestry 296 programme -S.P. Vij 42. Energy - meeting requirements through agroforestry 298 -P.S. Chauhan 43. Exotics in Indian forestry 303 - Rajni Chauhan and H.S. Saralch 44. Use of biotechnological tools in agroforestry 308 -S.S. Gosal 45. Measuring tree growth parameters and estimating timber volume in 313 standing agroforestry trees - R. S. Dhanda 46. Remote sensing in forest tree cover mapping 329 -P.K.Sharma 47. Production and marketing of major forest products in Punjab 340 -D.K. Grover and Joginder Singh 48. Environment and sustainable development: issues and strategies 347 - G.S. Dhaliwal 49. Uses of beneficial micro-organisms in forest trees 356 - Pritpal Kaur Chahal 50. Control of insect-pests attack in agroforestry plantations 365 - A.S. Sohi, K.S. Sangha and P.S. Shera 51. Management of forest tree diseases 371 - G.S. Rattan and Parminder Singh
12 Production Technology & Management of Agroforestry Models 52. Exploiting irrigation and nutrient potential of waste water for afforestation 380 -R. Chhabra 53. Renovation of sewage through soil aquifer treatment system 385 -J.K. Chawla. 54. Private sector forestry research : a success story from India 398 - Piare Lai 55. Bird conservation potential of agro-ecosystem in Punjab 412 -K.S.Khera 56. Agroforestry resources and internet links 417 -S. C. Uppal Author's Index 429 Subject Index 430