Systems of Agroforestry

List of agroforestry systems:

  • Agri + silviculture system.
  • Sylvo + pastoral system.
  • Agro + sylvo + pastoral system.
  • Horti + agri system.
  • Horti + silviculture.
  • Cultivation of biofuel plants.
  • Boundary plantation.
  • Block plantation.
  • Energy plantation.
  • Alley cropping system.
  • Agri + hirticulture system.
  • Silvi + olericulture system.
  • Horti + pasture.
  • Horti + olericulture.
  • Forage + forest trees.
  • Shelter belts + agriculture.
  • Live fence.
  • Silvi + sericulture.
  • Horti + sericulture.
  • Aquaculture + forest trees.

Also read: Multiple choice questions on agroforestry

(1). Agri + silviculture system

Components of agri + silviculture system are as follows:

(I). Agricultural crops.
(II). Forest crops.

Examples of agricultural crops: Redgram, jatropha, cotton, maize, sorghum, pearl millet, jute, sunhemp, sesame, sunflower, groundnut, safflower, rice, etc.

Examples of forest crops: Nilgiri, neem, teak, river tamarind, mahua, Indian rosewood, etc.

(2). Sylvo + pastoral system

Components of sylvo + pastoral system are as follows:

(I). Silviculture.
(II). Pasture management.

Examples of silviculture practices and system: Coppicing, pollarding, afforestation, deforestation, pruning, thinning, training, etc.

Examples of pasture management: Cultivation of fodder crops, production of forest crops, fodder crops management, hay making, silage making, storage of fodder crops, etc.

(3). Agro + sylvo + pastoral system

Components of agro + sylvo + pastoral system are as follows:

(I). Agriculture.
(II). Sylvoculture.
(III). Pasture management.

Examples: Previous.

(4). Horti + agri system

Components of horti + agri system are as follows:

(I). Horticultural crops.
(II). Agricultural crops.

Examples of horticultural crops: Mango, guava, pomegranate, pineapple, sapota, cashew nut, ber, custard apple, wood apple, banana, anola, almond, apple, pear, peach, strawberry, gooseberry, papaya, etc.

(5). Horti + silviculture

Components of horti + silvo system are as follows:

(I). Horticultural crops.
(II). Silviculture practices and systems.

(6). Cultivation of biofuel plants

Components are as follows:

(I). Main crop + biofuel crop.
(II). Main crop as biofuel crop.

Examples:

(I). Corn.
(II). Sugarcane.
(III). Palm oil.
(IV). Sunflowers.
(V). Cotton seed.
(VI). Soybean.

(7). Boundary plantation

Components are as follows:

(I). Plantation of trees on boundry.
(II). Main crops.

Examples:

(I). Fire bush.
(II). Kamini.
(III). Henna or mehendi.
(IV). Indian sandalwood.
(V). Golden duranta.
(VI). Jatropha plants.
(VII). Garden karonda.
(VIII). Bamboo plants.
(IX). Bougainvillea spp.
(X). Indian jujube.

(8). Block plantation

Components are as follows:

(I). Block of trees.
(II). Block of main crop.

(9). Energy plantation

Components are as follows:

(I). Energy plants.
(II). Crop during initial years.

(10). Alley cropping system

Components are as follows:

(I). Perennial hedge.
(II). Main crop.

Also read: Multiple choice questions on agronomy

(11). Agri + horticulture system

Components are as follows:

(I). Fruit trees.
(II). Field crops.

(12). Silvi + olericulture system

Components are as follows:

(I). Forest trees.
(II). Vegetable crops.

(13). Horti + pasture

Components are as follows:

(I). Horticultural plant-crops.
(II). Pasture management.

(14). Horti + olericulture

Components are as follows:

(I). Fruit trees.
(II). Vegetable crops.

(15). Forage + forestry

Components are as follows:

(I). Forage crops.
(II). Forest trees.

(16). Shelter belts + agriculture

Components are as follows:

(I). Trees as shelter belts.
(II). Main crop.

(17). Live fence

Components are as follows:

(I). Forest plants.
(II). Main crops.

(18). Silvi + sericulture

Components are as follows:

(I). Silviculture.
(II). Sericulture.

(19). Horti + sericulture

Components are as follows:

(I). Horticultural plant-crops.
(II). Sericulture.

(20). Aquaculture + forest trees

Components are as follows:

(I). Fish farming.
(II). Forest trees.

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