EFFECT OF TREE SPACING AND ORGANIC MANURES ON GROWTH PARAMETERS OF GODETIA GRANDIFLORA L. UNDER GREWIA OPTIVA DRUMMOND BASED AGROFORESTRY SYSTEM

PREM PRAKASH¹*, K.S. PANT^2
1Department of Silviculture and Agroforestry, Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Nauni, Solan, H.P.
²Department of Silviculture and Agroforestry, Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Nauni, Solan, H.P.
* Corresponding Author : pprakash107@gmail.com

Received : 21-10-2015     Accepted : 12-11-2015     Published : 07-12-2015
Volume : 7     Issue : 12       Pages : 774 - 776
Int J Agr Sci 7.12 (2015):774-776

Keywords : Godetia grandiflora, Growth parameters, Organic manures, Income, Monoculture, Agroforestry system, Farmyard manure, Vermicompost
Academic Editor : Syed Sabhi Ahmad, Dr Aalok Gulabrao Yewale, E. E. Elamin, S. Sheraz Mahdi, Semra Demir, Dr Asif Ali
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Sincere and gratitude thanks to Prof. Dr. K.S. Pant, Department of Silviculture and Agroforestry and Dr. S.R. Dhiman, Senior Floriculturist, Department of Floriculture and Landscaping ,Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry Nauni, Solan, H.P. for his help and extraordinary effort during the achievement of PhD Thesis.
Author Contribution : None declared

The study was carried out with the objectives to study the effect of tree spacing and organic manures on growth parameters of Godetia grandiflora L. Study revealed that growth parameters of Godetia grandiflora were suppressed under the close spacing. Maximum plant height, maximum plant spread and number of side stems was recorded in open condition as compared to agroforestry system. Organic manures like FYM and vermicompost enhanced the growth parameters both in open condition and within agroforestry system. Integrating winter annual flower crop with Grewia optiva offers an excellent opportunity for the framers to earn more income than the monoculture.