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.