Prabhat Tiwari

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Professor (Assistant) at Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University Jhansi

The present study was conducted during 2023–2024 at ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi with the objectives of evaluating the yield, yield attributes, and economics of different intercrops (barley, wheat, and chickpea) grown under guava-based agroforestry and their effects on soil physico-chemical properties in comparison with conv...

Indians have been practicing agroforestry as a way of life due to threats to loss of fertility, low sustainability, soil erosion, etc. The Bundelkhand region’s undulating topography, high temperature, and erratic behavior of rainfall have led to poor agricultural productivity thereby, leading to food insecurity. Agri-horticultural systems, as one o...

Bundelkhand region of India is known in the entire country for moisture scarcity and crop failure due less rainfall and falls in the semi-arid zone. Short-duration crops having the capacity to withstand moisture scarcity are generally grown in this region, apart from Kharif and Rabi season crops. Moong bean (Vigna radiata) is one such short-duratio...

In worldwide floral spectrum, huge biological diversity contributes Himalayan expanse as a preserver. The current exploration involved central Himalayan grasslands structural and functional scrutiny in the watershed (2B4D6). In grasslands, A total of 120 genera with 146 species of poaceous, cyperaceous, forbs, leguminous herbs and shrubs (bushes) w...

Agroforestry is an environmentally conscious and comprehensive method of land management that entails cultivating agricultural crops, forest trees, and animals in conjunction on the same parcel of land through the implementation of suitable management strategies. The present study entitled Original Research Article Gautam et al.; J. Exp. 795 "Impac...

Agroforestry, a practice as ancient as agriculture itself, continues to thrive across various agroecological zones worldwide, sustained by traditional indigenous knowledge and ecological principles. Over the past four decades, agroforestry has garnered significant attention from the global scientific community, particularly as a sustainable solutio...

The experiment was conducted during kharif (June to September) 2022–23 at Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India to evaluate effect of Gmelina arborea geometry on the growth and yield of mungbean, tree growth, biomass, carbon storage and assessing the economic feasibility of the agroforestry systems. The expe...

Globally, sustainable agricultural systems must be better understood as evidenced by concerns about food security, environmental degradation, and climate change. The demand for food and goods is increasing with rise in population while the productivity of land is declining all over the world. It is predicted that 25% of the world’s lands are either...

The demand for timber and wood products in India far exceeds the country's forest resources, leading to a significant gap between supply and demand. To address this scarcity, the establishment of high- yielding plantations has become crucial. Melia dubia, an endemic tree species of Southeast Asia and Australia, has gained attention as an alternativ...

Melia dubia Cav is one of the most important tree species used as raw material in plywood, pulp and paper industry. The study was carried out in semi-arid region of Bundelkhand during kharif season of 2022-23 to evaluate the effect of different tree spacing on various growth and yield attributes of Mung bean. During the course of research, 3 differ...

Present investigations were undertaken to assess the phytotoxic effects of aqueous leaf extract and leaf litter of Melia composita willd. on germination, growth, biomass and yield of Raphanus sativus and Abelmoschus esculentus in laboratory as well as in pot culture. The extract and leaf litter of M. composita suppress the germination, early growth...

Agroforestry is a branch of science of a combined farming system of trees, crops, and animals on the same unit of land. Horticulture / tree-based agroforestry has been proven as an important tool for crop diversification. Tree and vegetable combination is new horticulture-based alley cropping system which are maintains higher output and also boosts...

A study on economic feasibility of pastoral agroforestry systems in northwestern Himalayas was carried out in different altitudinal zone in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh. Three altitudinal zones were considered for the study viz. <1000 m (Z 1), 1000-2000 m (Z 2) and >2000 m (Z 3) above msl. In the study area, four pastoral agroforestry syste...

Adoption of agroforestry is paramount as a climate change mitigation and adaptation strategy. The assessment of plant biomass is crucial for understanding the vulnerability of biological systems to climate change. In the present study, agroforestry systems viz., agrisilviculture (AS), agrihorticulture (AH), agrihortisilviculture (AHS) and agrisilvi...

The change in land use as well as elevation changes microbial biomass carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and water extractable organic carbons (WOC), which are important parameters of soil fertility and essential for sustainable management of any land use. In Central Himalaya watershed (2B4D6) the land use pattern varies with elevation. The present study aim...

This study was conducted to understand socioeconomic status and livelihood options of agroforestry practitioners in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh, India. Agroforestry practices and cultivation of crops varied with change in the elevation. Majority of medium farmers were part of joint family, whereas small and marginal farmers were living in...

The present article has been reviewed to know the importance of different plant products (botanicals) against storage insect pests of seeds and grains. Storage of grains is very important in agriculture for next generation and for food security. Among various biotic and abiotic factors which determine fate of grains during storage, insect pests are...

India covers 147.75 mha degraded area, whereas 6.41 mha area confined to waterlogging problem in Bihar, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Kerala, Rajasthan and few other states. The transpiration principle of plants is used in bio-drainage treatment to reclaim such problematic are...

Agroforestry, the integration of woody perennials with farming systems, has been practiced in India since time immemorial as a tradition land use system because it offers both economically and ecologically viable option to farmers and rural people community for large-scale diversification in agriculture to get supplement fuel, fodder, fruits and fi...

A field experiment was conducted during the Kharif season of 2017-18 to find out suitable management practices to manage Agri-horticulture system under Psidium guajava based agroforestry system. Suitability of experiment was based on yield of Mungbean. The yield attributes i.e pods/plant; pod length, no. of seeds/pod, seed yield; biological yield a...

Land degradation is one of the major issues in India that leads to deterioration of land quality for agricultural production and environmental protection. In India, about 147.75 M ha land comes under the degraded land including 93.68 M ha from water erosion, 16.03 M ha from acidification, 14.29 M ha from waterlogging, 9.48 M ha from wind erosion, 5...

The nutrient loss is closely related to erosion. The amount of individual nutrient deteriorates from soil by any factor this nutrient loss use full for plant and crop and affect the water bodies. Soil nutrient lost mainly through the runoff many nutrients are dissolving in rain water or lost. The rate of soil loss is 16.4tonnes/hectare every year,...

Field experiment was conducted to find out the influence of Urea, KCl, Zn placement and spray on growth of Cowpea crop. Crop during Kharif season 2017 under guava based agri-horti system. The experiment was laid out in simple RBD design and replicated thrice. The treatments were nine. Application of various levels of KCl, Zinc and Urea which signif...

The use of synthetic compounds has been increased since last few decades all over the globe. In India the consumption of chemical based product was negligible before 1950s, and increased with the green revolution with the introduction of dwarf wheat varieties. The population of the world is increasing and as a result agricultural based demands are...

The study was conducted to survey and collect various French bean genotypes from the main hot spot regions of Himachal Pradesh like Shimla, Chamba, Sirmour, Kullu, Kinnaur and some areas of Mandi and Solan district. Different bean genotypes were collected in a 15-day exploration trip from various geographical regions. The collected seed samples wer...