Praveen, Shayma Parveen, Ankit Pal and Jaydeep Panda
Abstract
The present investigation was carried out in a farmerâs field at three different sites in three different districts of Eastern Uttar Pradesh Ayodhya, Sultanpur, Amethi respectively for assessing yield attributes and economic analysis of wheat eucalyptus-based Agroforestry system. The study was conducted using a factorial randomized block design with wheat grown 1m, 2m, 3m distance from Eucalyptus trees and in Open field. Plant height, spike length, fertile spikelets, sterile spikelets, number of grains per spike, weight of grain per spike, test weight, grain yield, biological yield and harvest index with economic analysis plant height yield traits and yield significantly reduced under eucalyptus tree base with least value at 1 m distance because of greater competition for light, nutrients and water, along with shade effect of tree but the economic analysis yielded higher gross and net returns, with the greatest benefit cost ratio (3.30) was found at 3 m distance under agroforestry system. Inspite of a decrease in crop production below the tree base agroforestry system performed better economically compared to sole cropping system. The results validate Eucalyptus based agroforestry as a sustainable and remunerative land use practice, subject to optimization of spatial under conditions of eastern Uttar Pradesh.