Research Article | Published: 01 June 1999

Post lopping regeneration of Albizia amara (Boiv.) Roxb. in Silvopastoral system under semiarid conditions

M. M. Roy and B. K. Choubey

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 22 | Issue: 2 | Page No. 117-122 | 1999
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-1999-GN754G | Cite this article

Abstract

Post lopping regeneration of seven years old Albizia amara in a silvopastoral system was studied at semiarid conditions of Jhansi with the aim to optimise leaf fodder production besides thinning out the wide and dense tree canopy. A significant positive correlation was found in yearly fodder (r = 0.96 in all lopping treatments) and fire-wood (r = 0.92 in T1 and T2; r = 0.88 in T3) production from lopped trees with the rainfall. Based on an analysis of fodder and fire-wood production, trend of branch regeneration and tree growth, it is evident that it may be possible to obtain substantial fodder and fire-wood supplies from this species at 75 per cent lopping intensity/year during the winter lean period on a sustained basis.

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Roy, M.M. and Choubey, B.K., 1999. Post lopping regeneration of Albizia amara (Boiv.) Roxb. in Silvopastoral system under semiarid conditions. Indian Journal of Forestry, 22(2), pp.117-122. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-1999-GN754G

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