Economic Profitability and Carbon Stock Potential of Cereals and Pulses Under Harar and Aonla Based Agroforestry Systems in The Low Hill Zone of Himachal Pradesh

Authors

  • Avinash Kumar Bhatia College of Forestry, Dr YSP UHF Nauni, Solan, H. P. (173 230) India
  • Kamal Sharma College of Horticulture and Forestry, Dr YSP UHF Neri, Hamirpur, H. P. (177 001) India
  • K. S. Pant College of Forestry, Dr YSP UHF Nauni, Solan, H. P. (173 230) India
  • Samanpreet Singh College of Forestry, Dr YSP UHF Nauni, Solan, H. P. (173 230) India
  • Prem Prakash College of Forestry, Dr YSP UHF Nauni, Solan, H. P. (173 230) India
  • Parveen Kumar College of Forestry, Dr YSP UHF Nauni, Solan, H. P. (173 230) India
  • Saakshi College of Forestry, Dr YSP UHF Nauni, Solan, H. P. (173 230) India
  • Harish Sharma College of Forestry, Dr YSP UHF Nauni, Solan, H. P. (173 230) India

Keywords:

Agroforestry system, aonla, biomass, carbon stock, harar, economics

Abstract

Practicing wheat-maize cropping system by the farmers of Himachal Pradesh is less economical viable as compared to pulses. Besides this, pulses have high potential of soil improvement through nitrogen fixation. Hence, the experiment was premeditated to evaluate the carbon stock potential and economic profitability of cereals and pulses under Harar and Aonla based agroforestry systems in the low hill zone of Himachal Pradesh. The experiment was conducted with nine treatment combinations with four replications in RBD. Highest biomass (77.80 t ha-1) and carbon stock (38.05 t ha-1) were recorded under maize+Harar. In term of economics, maximum gross returns (80,471.49 Rs. ha-1) were obtained for maize+Aonla yet, the maximum net returns (42,684.40 Rs. ha-1) and BC ratio (2.14) were found for mash+Aonla.

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Published

31-05-2022

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Bhatia, A. K., Sharma, K., Pant, K. S., Singh, S., Prakash, P., Kumar, P., … Sharma, H. (2022). Economic Profitability and Carbon Stock Potential of Cereals and Pulses Under Harar and Aonla Based Agroforestry Systems in The Low Hill Zone of Himachal Pradesh. International Journal of Economic Plants, 9(May, 2), 170–173. Retrieved from https://ojs.pphouse.org/index.php/IJEP/article/view/4732

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Vol. 9 No. May, 2 (2022)

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