Research Article | Published: 01 December 2021

Performance of Wheat and Paddy Intercropped under Casuarina Equisetifolia based Agri-Silvicultural System on Sodic Wasteland

Chhavi  Sirohi, O. P. Rao and B.S. Rana

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 35 | Issue: 4 | Page No. 431-434 | 2012
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2021-43J68I | Cite this article

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during rabi and kharif season, 2009-10 at main Experiment Station (Forestry), Kumarganj, Faizabad, U.P. to evaluate the performance of Wheat and Paddy intercropped under Casuarina equisetifolia based Agri-silvicultural System. The system comprises three varieties of wheat (NW-1067, NW-1014, and HD-2643) and three varieties of Paddy (Sarjoo-52, Narendra Usar-2 and Narendra Usar-3). The experiment was laid in a factorial randomized block design with three replications. . Under this study plant height and straw yield were found better for Wheat variety HD-2643 (plant height 96.00 cm and straw yield 2.47 t ha-1) and Paddy variety Narendra Usar -2 (plant height 94.33 cm and straw yield 2.41 t ha-1), when the crop was grown 1 m away from tree base. However, maximum number of per ear/ panicle, test weight (1000-grain weight) and grain yield were recorded in case of Wheat variety NW-1067 (1.26 t ha-1) and Paddy variety Narendra Usar-2 (1.65 t ha-1), when the crop was grown in open area. Amongst different varieties, Wheat variety NW-1067 and Paddy variety Narendra Usar-2 were found better for cultivation under this study.

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Sirohi, C., Rao, O.P. and Rana, B., 2012. Performance of Wheat and Paddy Intercropped under Casuarina Equisetifolia based Agri-Silvicultural System on Sodic Wasteland. Indian Journal of Forestry, 35(4), pp.431-434. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2021-43J68I

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Manuscript Published on 01 December 2021

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