Report of a 60 month study on litter production,changes in soil chemical properties and productivity under Poplar (P. deltoides) and Eucalyptus (E. hybrid) interplanted with aromatic grasses |
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Authors: | K Singh H S Chauhan D K Rajput D V Singh |
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Institution: | (1) Central Institute of Medical and Aromatic Plants Regional Centre, P.O.Dairy Farm, Nagla-263 149 Pantnagar, Naintal;(2) Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, P.B. No. 1, Lucknow-226 016 R.S.M. Nagar, India |
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Abstract: | Quantity of litter fall, its chemical composition, nutrient addition and changes in chemical constituents of soil were studied
under agroforestry systems involving Populus deltoides and Eucalyptus hybrid tree with intercrops of Cymbopogon martinii Wats and Cymbopogon flexuosus Wats in the tarai tract of Kumaon hills of U.P. India. P. deltoides had significantly more diameter (63%) as compared to E. hybrid. There was decrease in herb (5.4%) and oil yield (15.4%) of grasses due to trees, but both the grasses did not affect the
performance of trees.
On an average, dry litter production of P. deltoides was 5.0 kg tree−1 year−1 where as of E. hybrid 1.5 kg tree−1 year−1. The litter of P. deltoides contained 1.3 times more N and 1.5 times P and K of E. hybrid. Addition of N, P and K through P. deltoides litter was 36.6, 91.6, and 69.9 per cent more than E. hybrid litter, respectively. Under these two canopies soil organic carbon was enhanced by 33.3 to 83.3 per cent, available N by
38.1 to 68.9 per cent, available P by 3.4 to 32.8 per cent and available K by 5.8 to 24.3 per cent over control (no tree canopy)
in 0—15cm layer. P. deltoides plantation was superior to E. hybrib in enriching the soil. |
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Keywords: | Agroforestry intercrops fertility canopy Cymbopogon martinii Cymbopogon flexuosus |
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