Acacia mangium based silvipasture system

Tree Component

Acacia mangium

Boundary/ Block/ in field

In field

Spacing

6 x 2 m2

Pit size

0.5 x 0.5 x 0.5m3

Any other management requirement

Basal: DAP-50g, MOP-50 g pit-1

Chloropyriphos-100 g pit-1

Top dressing: Urea- 50 g pit-1

(post monsoon up to 4 years)

Pruning: maintained up to 1/3rd plant height.

Intercrop

Guinea/Thin Napier

Planting time

June

Seed rate

2.5 kg ha-1  (40,000 slips)

Fertilizer

FYM: 5 t ha-1, 50:40:40 kg N, P2O5, K2O ha-1  as basal and 40 kg N ha-1  after each cut.

Any other management requirement

Spacing: 50cm x 50 cm

After planting, first cut at 70-80 days, and subsequent cutting at 45 days interval.

Return / Outcome

Fodder Grass: Guinea/Thin Napier 18-20 t ha-1 year-1  with yield recovery of 80-85 % and BCR: 2.17

Acacia mangium Tree (at 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 833 trees 600 trees are expected to be survived till harvest)

Any other information

It is suitable, in addition to supplying fodder and timber, for unbunded uplands and waste land. It is capable of improving soil physical condition and soil productivity.