Agroforestry : Systems and Practices

Contents Foreword/J.S. Samra. Message/S.K. Dhyani. Preface. I. Agroforestry in India 1. How can we promote sustainability and development of agricultural lands through agroforestry practices some experiences from India/Sunil Puri and Pankaj Panwar. 2. Agroforestry research and extension efforts at national level/Pankaj Panwar. II. Agroforestry systems and practices in North West and Central India 3. An overview of agroforestry in Kashmir Valley/A.H. Mughal and M.A. Khan. 4. Agroforestry for sustainable development of agriculture in North Western Himalayas with reference to Jammu region/M. Saleem and L.M. Gupta. 5. Agroforestry systems in Himachal Pradesh/K.S. Verma and D.R. Bhardwaj. 6. Agroforestry in Uttaranchal/Salil Tewari Rajesh Kaushal and R. Purohit. 7. Promising Agroforestry practices in Punjab/H.S. Saralch Baljit Singh and S.K. Chauhan. 8. Agroforestry systems and practices in Haryana/D.P.S. Nandal and K.S. Bangarwa. 9. Agroforestry practices and systems in North Gujarat/S.N. Jamini and S.B.S. Tikka. 10. Agroforestry systems in Arid Region (Rajasthan) of India/L.N. Harsh and J.C. Tewari. 11. Status and scope of Agroforestry development in Eastern Part of Uttar Pradesh/B.S. Rana A.K. Saxena and A.K.S. Parihar. 12. Agroforestry in Eastern Uttar Pradesh/S.B. Lal. 13. Agroforestry systems and practices in Chhattisgarh/Sunil Puri. 14. Agroforestry systems in Madhya Pradesh potentialities possibilities and opportunities/S.D. Upadhyaya and Aashutosh Sharma. 15. Agroforestry system in Maharashtra/V.M. Ilorkar. III. Agroforestry Systems and practices in East North East and Southern India 16. Agroforestry systems and practices prevailing in Bihar/O.P. Chaturvedi and D.K. Das. 17. Agroforestry systems and practices in Jharkhand/M.S. Yadava and S.M. Sulaiman Quli. 18. Agroforestry systems and practices in West Bengal/Pankaj Panwar. 19. Agroforestry systems and practices in Orissa/A.K. Mohapatra N. Bhola and R.K. Patnaik. 20. Agroforestry systems and practices prevailing in Assam/A.A. Ahmed and D.N. Hazarika. 21. Agroforestry systems and practices prevailing in Meghalaya/J.M.S. Tomar K. Upadhaya O.P. Tripathi and H.N. Pandey. 22. Agroforestry systems and practices prevailing in Mizoram/U.K. Sahoo. 23. Agroforestry systems and practices prevailing in Arunachal Pradesh their constraints and potentials/Kamal Kishor Sood P. Handique and B. Singh. 24. Traditional homegardens in the humid tropics of North East India/S. Deb A. Arunachalam K. Arunachalam and S. Tangjang. 25. Structure and function of homegardens of Andaman and Nicobar India/C.B. Pandey and R.B. Rai. 26. Agroforestry systems and practices adopted in Andhra Pradesh/B. Sreemannarayana B. Joseph and L.G. Giri Rao. 27. Agroforestry systems of Karnataka an overview/B.N. Satish and C.G. Kushalappa. 28. Agroforestry systems and practices of Kerala/B. Mohan Kumar. 29. Agroforestry systems and practices in Tamil Nadu/M. Paramatama R. Jude Sudhagar and P. Rathakrishnan. IV. Allied topics related to agroforestry 30. Agroforestry Modelling/Ajit A.K. Handa and Uma. 31. Potential of medicinal and aromatic plants in Agroforestry systems/L.M. Gupta M. Saleem S.K. Gupta and Meenakshi Gupta. 32. Canopy management in Agroforestry options and strategies/P.S. Thakur and Anju Thakur. 33. Rural women in Agroforestry in North Western Himalayas/Vidya Thakur. 34. Bamboo based Agroforestry systems in India and their future potential/D.R. Bhardwaj. 35. Potential and strategies of Agroforestry interventions for rehabilitation of minespoil wastelands of Uttaranchal Himalaya/K.S. Dadhwal. 36. Tree breeding status and strategy for Agroforestry species in India/V.K. Gupta R.V. Kumar and S.P. Ahlawat. 37. Agroforestry for sustainability soil and water conservation strategy/Satyananda Patra and Calvin Fox. Index. Agroforestry is an age old practice throughout the world but its recognition as a science is nearly three decades old. The scientific and systematic research on tree crop interactions in India star. …