Progressive Agriculture
  • Year: 2003
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 1and2

Economy of poplar based agro-forestry system in different agro-ecological regions of U.P

  • Author:
  • Santosh Kumar, G.S. Gaur, Ram Pyare
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 18 to 21

* Department of genetics and plant breeding (CSAUAT) Kanpur.

** Department of Agronomy,fc (CSAUAT), Kanpur.

Department of Horticulture, C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur-208002

Online published on 13 September, 2012.

Abstract

"Agro-forestry model with Poplar is undoubtedly more profitable than agriculture only. Poplar is more compatible with agricultural crops. Periphery plantation of Poplar in N-S direction crops. Efforts should be make to improve the survival of plants and reduction in harvestable period through intensive maintenance. It is proved that growing of agricultural crops in association with Poplar trees found more profitable than crops grown alone."

Keywords

Poplar, economy, Agro-forestry system, Agro-ecological regions of U.P