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National level e-symposium on “Agroforestry system for augmenting livestock
productivity and empowering resource poor rural farmers”

results i.e., maize (34.01 t ha ), bajra (32.78 t ha ), hybrid napier (24.51 t ha ) and sorghum (14.2 t ha ), with
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yield reduction of 8.46, 6.34, 12.37 and 33.01 per cent respectively compared to open conditions. The per day
productivity was also significantly higher for bajra (0.73 t ha day ) and maize (0.57 t ha day ), indicating
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their vigorous growth and biomass production in shorter periods, compared to other fodder species.
Conclusion
The study concludes that cereal fodders maize and bajra can be successfully cultivated under partially
shaded coconut gardens without much yield reduction and it out yields hybrid napier during rabi season
especially in the initial phase of planting.

References
Mathukiya et al., 2016. Fodder production through agroforestry: a boon for profitable dairy farming. Innovare
J. Agric. Sci. 4 (2):13-19.
Chaudhary et al., 2012. Maize the solution fodder.In:Directorate of Maize Research Pusa Campus, New
Delhi,7p.
Key words

Maize, Sorghum, Bajra, Hybrid napier, Green fodder yield

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Agroforestry for reclamation of problematic soil

S.Alagudurai , K.R.Pushpanathan 2** and M.Babu 3***
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Introduction

In India about 6.74 million hectares of land are affected by salts. Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh,
West Bengal, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Tamil Nadu states cover the maximum salt affected lands (Biswas
and Biswas, 2014). One of salt affected group of soils belonging to small and marginal farmers is alkali soils,
which is unproductive because of high pH and per cent exchangeable Na+, which adversely affect physico-
chemical and biological properties of these soils (Oster et al., 1999; Qadir et al., 2001). In project site, major
area under salinity and alkalinity with high pH (>9), make cropping less productive. Hard pan occurred in
shallow depth mostly of calcareous limestone, which hinders root proliferation, Soil with poor fertility levels
(having low organic carbon, available N and P levels), Cement factories dust pollution around the factory area
and abandoned limestone mines with no/ less vegetation, makes the land unproductive.

To solve the above said problems, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai,
Tamil Nadu has implemented the scheme on Agro-forestry system for reclamation of problematic soils
with Livestock integration with the objectives of to operationalize the proven Agroforestry technology with
livestock integration for reclaiming problematic and degraded lands. Agroforestry a sustainable land use
system consists of trees, agricultural crops, and grasses with/without animals as various components and act
as an alternative form of biological reclamation of salt affected soils along with continuous income generation,
employment and food and nutrition security.

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