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A land-use form on private lands outside the village in which
planted trees and sometimes additional perennial crops occur.

green manure
A crop that is grown for soil protection, biological nitrogen
reduction, or organic matter and ploughed, disked or hoed into
the soil.

Any crop grown for the purpose of being turned under while
green, or soon after maturity, for soil improvement.

home garden
A land-use form on private lands surrounding individual houses
with a definite fence, in which several tree species are cultivated
together with annual and perennial crops; often with the inclusion
of small livestock. There are many forms of such gardens varying
in how intensively they are cultivated and their location with
regard to the home, for example, village forest gardens, 'compound
gardens', 'kitchen gardens'.

intercropping
The cultivation of two or more crops simultaneously on the same
field, with or without a row arrangement (row intercropping or
'mixed intercropping').

The growing of two or more crops on the same field with the
planting of the second crop after the first one has already
completed development. Also called relay cropping. Related terms:
mixed cropping, multiple cropping

Linear Strip Plantations
These are the plantations of fast growing species on linear strips of
land.

live fence
A way of establishing a boundary by planting a line of trees
and/or shrubs (the latter usually from large stem cuttings or
stumps), at relatively close spacing and by fixing wires to them. If
animals are to be kept in or out, more uprights (dead sticks) can
be tied to the wires. Also called a 'living fence'. Related terms:
hedge, hedgerow

Mixed forestry
It is the practice of forestry for raising fodder grass with scattered
fodder trees, fruit trees and fuel wood trees on suitable
wastelands, panchalat lands and village commons.

Mulch