Acacia mangium+ Mango based agri-horti-silvicutural system
Tree Component |
Acacia mangium: Top dressing- -do-
(September) |
Boundary/ Block/ in field |
In field |
Spacing |
6 x 6 m2 |
Pit size |
0.5 x 0.5 x 0.5m2 |
Any other management requirement |
Mango: Spacing-6mx6m, Pit- 1m x
1m Planting: July-Aug, FYM:
4 baskets Basal: N-60g, P2O5-
20g and K2O- 60g (July) |
Intercrop |
Sesame (1-4 years),
Turmeric/Arrowroot (5-8 years) and Pineapple (9-12 years) |
Sesame (1-4 years) |
|
Planting time |
June-July |
Seed rate |
10 kg ha-1 |
Spacing |
30 x 10 cm2 |
Fertilizer |
FYM – 5 t ha-1, N: P2O5: K2O 30:20:20 kg ha-1 Basal: 50%N, Full of P2O5
and K2O, Rest 50% N at 1st hoeing and weeding |
Turmeric (5-8 years) |
|
Planting time |
May |
Seed rate |
2 t ha-1; Planting size- 20 to 25g sprouted bits |
Spacing |
30cm x 25cm |
Fertilizer |
FYM – 10 t ha-1, -60:30:90 kg ha-1 50% N at 45 DAP, Full P2O5
& 50% K2O at planting. Rest 50% N and 50% K2O at 90
DAP. Mulching – Twice (45
& 90 DAP) |
Arrowroot (5-8 years) |
|
Spacing |
60cm x 50 cm |
Fertilizer |
FYM – 5 t ha-1,
N: P2O5:K2O- 100:60:60 kg ha-1 Azotobacter and PSB – 5
kg ha-1 |
Pineapple (9-12 years) |
|
Planting time |
July-Aug |
Spacing |
75cm x 60 cm |
Pit |
10 cm deep holes |
Fertilizer |
FYM – 5 t ha-1 Basal 12 g N (6 split),
4g P2O5 and 12g K2O (2 split) |
Return / Outcome |
1-4 years: Sesame:
0.6-0.7 t ha-1year-1 with yield recovery of
80-85 %, BCR: 1.62 5-8 years: Arrowroot:
5.5-6.5 t ha-1 with yield recovery of 85-90 %, BCR: 1.73 / Net
Return Rs 22,00 ha-1 Turmeric: 6-7 t ha-1year-1
with yield recovery of 85-90 %, BCR: 1.60 and Net Return Rs. 20,00 ha-1year-1 9-12 years: Pineapple:
9-10 t ha-1year-1 with yield recovery of more than
100%, Net return Rs. 87,000 /ha/year and BCR: 2.12 Mango: 1-1.5 t ha-1year-1
(three years onwards, higher yield expected with increase in age of mango
tree) Acacia mangium tree (at the end of 12
years): Av. 5.0 cft of timber and 0.4 t firewood per tree (Rs.
4000-4500/tree) (from 1.0 ha out of 275 trees 200 trees are expected to be
survived till harvest) |
Any other information |
This agroforestry system
ensures food security besides providing fuel wood and timber helps in
maintaining better soil health. |