Production Technology and Management of Agroforestry Models

Contents Foreword. Preface. 1. Agroforestry opportunities and challenges/K.R. Solanki. 2. Forests interfaced with crops Indian context/H.N. Khajuria and S.S. Gill. 3. Agroforestry models for rehabilitation of sodic soils/Gurbachan Singh. 4. Socio economic upliftment through diversification/Sanjeev K. Chauhan. 5. The tree crop productivity under different agroforestry systems/R.S. Dhanda. 6. Productivity of popular based agroforestry models in North Western India/R.C. Dhiman. 7. Reclamation of degraded lands through agroforestry interventions/P. Rai and A.K. Handa. 8. Agroforestry for ameliorating productivity and sustainability of degraded lands/O.S. Tomar. 9. Crop cultivation under tree canopy/B.S. Gill. 10. Vegetable growing under agroforestry systems/D.S. Khurana. 11. Flower cultivation under tree canopy/Ramesh Kumar. 12. Horticultural crops an alternative in agroforestry intervention/W.S. Dhillon. 13. Integration of medicinal and aromatic plants in agroforestry/N.S. Chauhan. 14. Fodder production technology in agroforestry/K.P. Puri. 15. Production potential of silvipasture systems/P. Rai and A.K. Handa. 16. Screening for shade tolerant crop plants for agroforestry systems/Allah Rang. 17. Canopy management in agroforestry/P.S. Thakur. 18. Micro environmental changes through windbreaks/shelterbelts/G.S. Bains. 19. Principles of plus tree selection for agroforestry plantations/D.S. Sidhu. 20. Significance of seed source in producing quality planting stock/H.N. Khajuria. 21. Legislation on biological diversity conservation facilitated access and benefit sharing/Sudhir Kochhar. 22. Patenting and intellectual property rights with special emphasis on PBR/R.C. Sharma. 23. Importance of seed quality in tree seed technology/S.D. Bhardwaj. 24. Nursery technology and plantation techniques for agroforestry tree species/R.K. Nayital. 25. Experimental designs and data analysis in agroforestry/Seema Jaggi. 26. Awareness and adoption of poplar based agroforestry models/Rakesh Nanda and S.K. Chauhan. 27. Influencing farmer's decision on agroforestry/Ajay Sharma and S.M. Puri. 28. People's participation in agroforestry/D.S. Dhillon. 29. Agroforestry models and their production cum marketing ailments/H.S. Dhaliwal. 30. Organic farming and agroforestry in increasing quality produce/D.S. Kler. 31. Allelopathy in agroforestry system with special reference to eucalyptus/R.K. Kohli. 32. Soil health in relation to agroforestry/I.M. Chhibba. 33. Management of natural resources through integrated watershed approach for sustainable ecosystem of Shiwaliks/R.K. Aggarwal. 34. Watershed management experiences of lower Shiwalik hills/S.P. Mittal. 35. Conservation of forest resources for sustainable management of agro ecosystem/D.S. Sidhu. 36. Management of degraded lands through plantation/S.D. Bhardwaj. 37. Agroforestry tree planting technology for saline soils/O.S. Tomar. 38. Utilization of fly ash in agriculture and revegetation of dumping sites/B.D. Kansal. 39. Global warming and strategies to decrease greenhouse gas emissions form agriculture/K.S. Verma. 40. Carbon sequestration in soil plant system/D.K. Benbi. 41. Orchid cultivation a venture climbing vocation under agroforestry programme/S.P. Vij. 42. Energy meeting requirements through agroforestry/P.S. Chauhan. 43. Exotics in Indian forestry/Rajni Chauhan and H.S. Saralch. 44. Use of biotechnological tools in agroforestry/S.S. Gosal. 45. Measuring tree growth parameters and estimating timber volume in standing agroforestry trees/R.S. Dhanda. 46. Remote sensing in forest tree cover mapping/P.K. Sharma. 47. Production and marketing of major forest products in Punjab/D.K. Grover and Joginder Singh. 48. Environment and sustainable development issues and strategies/G.S. Dhaliwal. 49. Uses of beneficial micro organisms in forest trees/Pritpal Kaur Chahal. 50. Control of insect pests attack in agroforestry plantations/A.S. Sohi K.S. Sangha and P.S. Shera. 51. Management of forest tree diseases/G.S. Ratt. …