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<p>Combining mulberry tree and agricultural crops with resource inputs can address primary challenges of low economic returns and soil health in mid-hills agroecosystems. However, detailed assessment of system aspects, yield attributes are poorly understood and documented in this direction. This research trial aimed to examine the productivity of Mulberry + cauliflower and pea (pea planted after cauliflower) based agroforestry system (AFS) as livelihood option in mid-hill region of north-western Himalayas. The study was carried out in two different condition (agroforestry and sole-cropping) and seven treatments (fertilizers and biostimulant) using Randomized Block Design (RBD). We examined yield attributes, soil properties, light transmission ratio (LTR) and LTR (%) of cauliflower and pea sole-cropping, as well as pea and cauliflower in rotation under Mulberry based AFS. The results revealed economic returns, soil properties, and growth attributes of pea as well as cauliflower crop were better under AFS than sole-cropping. Among various fertilizer and biostimulant treatments, vermicompost, farm yard manure (FYM) and RDF (Recommended dose of fertilizer) + humic-acid significantly enhanced the growth and yield parameters of pea and cauliflower over control. Vermicompost notably increased soil organic carbon, while RDF + humic acid recorded highest levels of available P and K under pea and available N and P under cauliflower. Vermicompost, natural farming practices, and RDF + humic acid significantly enhanced soil microflora meanwhile RDF enhanced economic returns. Our study recommend crop rotation of cauliflower-pea under <i>Morus alba</i> (M-5) canopy coupled with application of FYM and RDF + humic acid for better economic returns and soil-health.</p>

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Assessment of pea (Pisum sativum L.) and cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis) productivity in Mulberry (Morus alba L.) based agroforestry system in mid-hills of the north-western Himalayas: effects of tree canopy, fertiliser and bio-stimulants

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    2025年9月1日

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  • Parul Bhushan,
  • D. R. Bhardwaj,
  • Prashant Sharma,
  • Rushal Dogra,
  • Samriti Pathania,
  • Dhirender Kumar

摘要

Combining mulberry tree and agricultural crops with resource inputs can address primary challenges of low economic returns and soil health in mid-hills agroecosystems. However, detailed assessment of system aspects, yield attributes are poorly understood and documented in this direction. This research trial aimed to examine the productivity of Mulberry + cauliflower and pea (pea planted after cauliflower) based agroforestry system (AFS) as livelihood option in mid-hill region of north-western Himalayas. The study was carried out in two different condition (agroforestry and sole-cropping) and seven treatments (fertilizers and biostimulant) using Randomized Block Design (RBD). We examined yield attributes, soil properties, light transmission ratio (LTR) and LTR (%) of cauliflower and pea sole-cropping, as well as pea and cauliflower in rotation under Mulberry based AFS. The results revealed economic returns, soil properties, and growth attributes of pea as well as cauliflower crop were better under AFS than sole-cropping. Among various fertilizer and biostimulant treatments, vermicompost, farm yard manure (FYM) and RDF (Recommended dose of fertilizer) + humic-acid significantly enhanced the growth and yield parameters of pea and cauliflower over control. Vermicompost notably increased soil organic carbon, while RDF + humic acid recorded highest levels of available P and K under pea and available N and P under cauliflower. Vermicompost, natural farming practices, and RDF + humic acid significantly enhanced soil microflora meanwhile RDF enhanced economic returns. Our study recommend crop rotation of cauliflower-pea under Morus alba (M-5) canopy coupled with application of FYM and RDF + humic acid for better economic returns and soil-health.