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Fruit Tree Based Agroforestry Practices in Char Land Farming System

C.M.M. Rahman
Department of Agroforestry, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202

M.A. Wadud
Department of Agroforestry, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202

M. Shahjahan
Natural Resource Management Division (Forestry Unit), BARC, Farmgate , Dhaka-1215

K.N.A. Jewel
Natural Resource Management Division (Forestry Unit), BARC, Farmgate , Dhaka-1215

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The experiment was carried out in Char Kalibari of Old Brahmaputra River under Sadar Upazila, Mymensingh during the period from September, 2013 to February 2014 to examine the performance of sweet gourd as winter vegetable in association with different fruit trees for 'Char' based farming system. Three years old Mango (Mangifera indica), Guava (Psidium guajava), Jujube (Zizyphus spp.) and Lemon (Citrus spp.) were used in this experiment. All of these fruit trees were in fruit bearing stage. Sweet gourd was cultivated along with these tree species following Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with 4 (four) replications. Performance of both sweet gourd and fruit trees were observed comparing with a control condition i.e. without fruit trees or without sweet gourd association. Overall performance of this agro forestry system was evaluated considering Land Equivalent Ratio (LER). Yield and yield attributes of both sweet gourd and different fruit tree species were observed in this study. It was found that different morphological parameters of sweet gourd in association with these fruit trees were 15-20% lower compare to open field condition. Highest yield of sweet gourd (25.5 t/ha^-1) was recorded when cultivated as sole crop but in association with different fruit trees yield or sweet gourd was reduced up to 50%. Yield reduction of sweet gourd was much higher in association with lemon and jujube trees where 47.8 and 49.8% yield was reduced compare to its sole condition whereas yield reduction with mango (35.35) and guava (37.6%) was a bit lower compare to sole cultivation of sweet gourd. Like sweet gourd, yield and yield attributes of fruit tree species was little bit better in sole condition. Around 10% yield of these fruit species was reduced along with sweet gourd. Yield of mango, guava, jujube and lemon in association with sweet gourd .were 8.5, 2.75, 10.5 and 7.5 t/ha^-1 while these were 9.5, 3.0, 11.5 and 8.3 t/ha^-1 in control condition. In this study it was found that LER for sweet gourd and different fruit trees (mango, guava jujube and lemon) was more than one in all cases which indicate combined production of sweet gourd with mango, guava, jujube and lemon is profitable.

Keywords: Sweet gourd, Agroforestry, Fruit trees, Char land, Farming system

Location: Sadar Upazila, Mymensingh

Start Date: 00-09-2013

End Date: 00-03-2014

Program Area: Farming System

Commodity: Pumpkin, Fruit

Objectives:

To examine the performance of sweet gourd as winter vegetable in association with different fruit trees for 'Char' based farming system.

Methodology:

The geographical position of Char Kalibari located between 24°45' - 24°45'40" North and 90°24'4" - 90°24'44" East Latitude Sweet gourd was cultivated in association with mango, guava, jujube and lemon trees following the Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with 4 (four) replications. Each tree species treated as separate treatment. Yield and yield attributes of both trees species and sweet gourd was compared with separate control condition i.e. without trees and sweet gourd condition. Each fruit species was transplanted in 4 (four) blocks and each block treated as a replication which contain 10 trees and planting spacing was 10 ft. x 10 ft. Number of each tree species in all blocks were 4 x 10 = 40.

Source of Information: Journal of Agroforestry and Environment, Vol: 8, (No-1), pp: 1-6, June-2014

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Funding Source:

1. Government

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Achievement/Findings:

In this study it was found that Land Equivalent Ratio (LER) for sweet gourd and different fruit trees (mango, guava jujube and lemon) was more than one which indicate combined production of sweet gourd with mango, guava jujube and lemon is profitable.

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