Vol. 7, Issue 3 (2019)
Assessment of nutrient status of soil under different agroforestry systems in North Eastern coastal plain zone of Odisha
Author(s): G Shial, TL Mohanty and AK Mohapatra
Abstract: Now-a-days India is self sufficient in terms of both food production and tree biomass to meet the needs of the future generation. Maintenance and enhancement of soil fertility plays a vital role in terms of sustainable food production and environmental security. This can be achieved through adopting suitable practices on farm lands. The planting of multipurpose trees along with agricultural crops improves soil fertility, provides fodder for livestock, agricultural implements etc. Agroforestry systems help in conservation of resources and promotes biomass production when grown on the field bunds along with food crops. The next green revolution aims to achieve doubling farm income by 2022.Indigenous and improved agroforestry systems are complementary to chemical fertilizers to increase nutrient status of soil. There is a great scope in the coastal Odisha to promote agroforestry for maintenance of productivity and sustainability in this region. Besides, Indigenous Agroforestry systems such as home gardens, Fodder trees for green fencing systems, scattered trees on crop land and Acacia auriculiformis based agroforestry systems, Acacia mangium based agroforestry systems are other kinds of Improved agroforestry systems are found in coastal districts of Odisha.
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G Shial, TL Mohanty, AK Mohapatra. Assessment of nutrient status of soil under different agroforestry systems in North Eastern coastal plain zone of Odisha. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(3):1499-1507.