STUDY ON YIELD OF KHARIF VEGETABLE CROPS UNDER POPLAR BASED AGROFORESTRY SYSTEM IN SUBTROPICS OF JAMMU, JAMMU AND KASHMIR

L. UPADHYAY¹*, S.K. GUPTA², S. SEHGAL³, S. SURESH RAMANAN⁴, ARVINDER KUMAR⁵, A. UPADHYAY^6
1Division of Agroforestry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu, 180009, India
²Division of Agroforestry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu, 180009, India
³Division of Agroforestry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu, 180009, India
⁴Division of Agroforestry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu, 180009, India
⁵ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Reasi, 182311, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu, 180009, India
⁶Division of Agroforestry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu, 180009, India
* Corresponding Author : lupadhyay@gmail.com

Received : 01-09-2020     Accepted : 18-09-2020     Published : 30-09-2020
Volume : 12     Issue : 18       Pages : 10192 - 10194
Int J Agr Sci 12.18 (2020):10192-10194

Keywords : Poplar based Agroforestry system, Vegetables crops, Subtropical areas
Academic Editor : Dr B. S. Sowmyalatha, Dr Zheko Radev, Simona Rainis, Dr C. N. Jadav
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Division of Agroforestry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu, 180009, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Two years trial was conducted to study the performance of different vegetables under poplar based agroforestry system in subtropics of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir at Agroforestry Research Farm, Chatha of Sher-e-Kashmir University of agricultural sciences and technology of Jammu. Trial was conducted under 5 year’s old plantation of poplar, to find out the growth and yield of tomato, brinjal, okra in kharif. All the vegetables were grown in open as well as under shade of poplar trees with five treatments T1: RDF of NPK, T2: 50%N+50%N through FYM, T3: 100% N through FYM, T4: 50%N+50%N through VC, T5: 100% N through VC. Significant affect of shade and fertilizer treatments was recorded on the growth and yield of all the vegetables under poplar. The yields of all the crops were reduced under shade of poplar in comparison to open. Highest growth and yield were recorded in treatment T1 (Recommended dose of NPK).

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