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DOI	10.1007/s10457-021-00605-x
	Organic source on productivity of pomegranate-lemongrass-based agroforestry system in central India
	Kumar, Sudhir; Prasad, Rajendra; Kumar, Veeresh; Krishna, Alok K.
通讯作者	Prasad, R (corresponding author), ICAR Cent Agroforestry Res Inst, Gwalior Rd, Jhansi 284003, Uttar Pradesh, India.
来源期刊	AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS
ISSN	0167-4366
EISSN	1572-9680
出版年	2021
卷号	95 期号:4 页码:615-624
英文摘要	The present study was conducted to assess the response of organic sources of nutrition on productivity of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) and lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus Stapf.) under agroforestry system in central India. The experiment was designed in Factorial Randomized Block Design with two cultivars of pomegranate (V-1-Ganesh and V-2-Bhagwa) and four levels of nutrient management [T-1-vermicompost (30 kg/plant), T-2-farm yard manure or FYM (30 kg/plant), T-3-vermicompost (30 kg/plant) + FYM (30 kg/plant) and T-4-recommended doses of chemical fertilizers (RDF)]. A control of pure lemongrass was also maintained separately. The lemongrass was intercropped in a 4-year-old pomegranate orchard, and the observations were recorded consecutively for 3 years (2017, 2018 and 2019). Findings revealed that vermicompost either alone or in combination with FYM was more effective than the chemical fertilizer in influencing almost all the studied plant characters. Maximum collar diameter of pomegranate was found in T-1 during 2017 (6.31 cm) and 2018 (6.96 cm), and in T-4 during 2019 (7.13 cm). Maximum number of fruits/plant was in T-3 during 2017 (22.45) and 2018 (21.81), and in T-1 during 2019 (24.26). Average fruit weight was maximum in T-2 during 2017 (231.67 g) and 2018 (261.67 g) while in T-4 during 2019 (260.36 g), which was at par with T-2 (253.78 g) and T-1 (242.75 g). Average fruit yield was maximum in T-3 during 2017 (4.70 kg/plant), in T-2 during 2018 (5.51 kg/plant) and in T-1 during 2019 (5.85 kg/plant). When intercropped with pomegranate, lemongrass's fresh biomass yield was maximum in T-3 while oil recovery in T-1 during period of investigation. The minimum fresh biomass and oil recovery were observed in T-2. Pure lemongrass (control) plot yielded highest fresh biomass as well as oil recovery in all the 3 years of the study period. In nutshell, it is concluded that organic sources of nutrition in general and vermicompost in particular proved to be more effective than the chemical sources of nutrition for sustainable productivity from the pomegranate-lemongrass-based agroforestry system in rainfed conditions. Further, this system holds great promise for boosting farmers' economy by providing extra income from lemon oil in drought stricken semi-arid regions of central India.
英文关键词	Aromatic plant Chemical fertilizer Cymbopogon flexuosus Farm yard manure Punica granatum Vermicompost
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000637654800001
WOS类目	Agronomy ; Forestry
WOS研究方向	Agriculture ; Forestry
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/349373
作者单位	[Kumar, Sudhir; Prasad, Rajendra; Kumar, Veeresh] ICAR Cent Agroforestry Res Inst, Gwalior Rd, Jhansi 284003, Uttar Pradesh, India; [Krishna, Alok K.] CSIR Cent Inst Med & Aromat Plants, Lucknow 226015, Uttar Pradesh, India
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Kumar, Sudhir,Prasad, Rajendra,Kumar, Veeresh,et al. Organic source on productivity of pomegranate-lemongrass-based agroforestry system in central India[J],2021,95(4):615-624.
APA	Kumar, Sudhir,Prasad, Rajendra,Kumar, Veeresh,&Krishna, Alok K..(2021).Organic source on productivity of pomegranate-lemongrass-based agroforestry system in central India.AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS,95(4),615-624.
MLA	Kumar, Sudhir,et al."Organic source on productivity of pomegranate-lemongrass-based agroforestry system in central India".AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS 95.4(2021):615-624.