Role of VA Mycorrhiza in the Development of Agroforestry Model and other Floristic Vegetation in the Degraded land
Journal Title: Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences (JBES) - Year 2015, Vol 7, Issue 4
Abstract
Chhattisgarh region of India has adequate forest area, unfortunately the forests, owing to the adverse biotic factors are by and large under stocked and degraded resulting in the intense demand for food, fuel, fodder and small timber together with increased erosion of environment. To address these problems, a study was carried out to rehabilitate the degraded land through different agro forestry models in Northern Chhattisgarh region. The main agro forestry models developed in different sites were agrisilvicutural system, agrisilvi-pastoral-system, silvi-pastoral system and multistory models with multipurpose tree species. The species under trial were Bamboo sp., Embelica officinalis, Dalbergia sissoo, Gmelina arborea, Pongamia pinnata, Albizia procera, Albizia lebbeck, Terminalia arjuna, Acacia catechu, Acacia nilotica, Azadirachta indica and Leucaena leucocephala, at different degraded sites on farmers land, community land and government land at different spacing with different combinations. Mycorrhiza was used as biofertilizer treatment and control was also maintained for each treatment. The split plot design was selected because the fertility of land varied. Observations regarding height, collar diameter, VAM infection per cent, SVI and survival per cent were recorded. The physiochemical parameters of the soil and growth parameters of the species were recorded periodically and analyzed statistically. Gmelina arborea based agro-forestry model was found better in performance as compared to other developed models. Study reveals that degraded land could be restored and improved through development of appropriate agroforestry models, thus, enhancing the livelihood and environmental security.
Authors and Affiliations
Agarwal Rashmi, Bhavana Dixit
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP38635
- DOI -
- Views 165
- Downloads 0
Evaluation of plant diversity in pure and mixed Plantations of Cupressus arizonica – Iran
The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of tree mixture on plant biodiversity in Cupressus arizonica plantations. Plantations are primarily established in order to achieve economic objectives, such as...
Investigation of correlation relations and analysis of path coefficients among yield and yield components of 77 potato colonies with witness of genotype Agria
In order to investigate correlation among traits and analysis of it into cause effect relations in potato plant, a test was done, in agricultural year, 2012 in Ardebil natural sources and agricultural researches station...
Changes in Acid and Alkaline Phosphatase Enzyme Activity in Rhizosphere Ash Fraxinus rotundifolia and its correlation with soil and plant P
We investigated in field experiments seasonal dynamics of acid and alkaline phosphatase activity. Alkaline and acid phosphatase activity showed a seasonal pattern. Alkaline phosphatase activity was significantly higher...
Avifaunal diversity of Bega Watershed, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, Philippines
Birds are an integral part of the ecosystem – they pollinate plants, disperse seeds, scavenge carcasses, and recycle nutrients back into the earth. This study was conducted in three sites in Bega Watershed, Prosperidad,...
Petrography of plutonic rocks in the late cambrian (rizu series), se-chahun iron oxide deposite, bafq mining district, Central Iran
The iron ore deposits of the Bafq district are associated with volcano sedimentary rocks and shallow depth intrusions. The Se–Chahun Iron Ore mine is containing two major groups of ore bodies called the X and XI anomal...