scholarly journals Farmers' perceptions towards agroforestry systems in North and South Kordofanstates, Sudan

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-67
Author(s):  
Kamal Eldin Mohammed Fadl ◽  
Salah E Mahmoud ◽  
Zainab M Hamad
Keyword(s):  
Tree Species ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Gum Arabic ◽  
Crop Productivity ◽  
Agroforestry System ◽  
Agroforestry Systems ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Acacia Senegal ◽  
North And South

This study was conducted during 2010 and 2011 in North and South Kordofan States with objectives of to identify and assess the most important agroforestry systems, to characterize major tree species in different agroforestry system, to prioritize major constraints on agroforestry systems in the region, and to study the current status of gum Arabic trees and their contribution on farmers livelihood. Data were collected through community meeting, individual interviews and direct field observation. The common agroforestry systems in the region are scatter trees on farm land, followed by wind breaks and boundary planting. The important trees in the study area are Acacia senegal83%, followed by Fadherbia albida 46%, Ziziphus spina- christia43% and Balanites aegyptiaca 41%. The most important field crops that cultivated in agroforestry system are groundnuts, millet, sorghum, sesame and roselle. The environmental benefits of trees in farm which was identified by the respondents include protection of farm against wind erosion, improvement of the soil properties, improvement of the micro-climate and providing a source for income which was indicated by the majority of respondents. Across all sites 93% of respondents showed that gum Arabic have a significant contribution to their family income. The study recommended that a multi-purpose tree species such as Acacia senegal should be maintained for amelioration of soils fertility and increase crop productivity in the fragile ecosystems such as that of the study sites. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ije.v4i2.12624 International Journal of Environment Vol.4(2) 2015: 53-67

scholarly journals Floristic evolution in an agroforestry system cultivation in Southern Brazil

2016 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 973-982 ◽  
Author(s):  
LUÍS C.R. SILVA ◽  
SEBASTIÃO A. MACHADO ◽  
FRANKLIN GALVÃO ◽  
AFONSO FIGUEIREDO FILHO
Keyword(s):  
Tree Species ◽  
Diversity Index ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Mixed Forest ◽  
Agroforestry System ◽  
Agroforestry Systems ◽  
First Year ◽  
Traditional Agroforestry ◽  
Floristic Evolution ◽  
Over Time

ABSTRACT Bracatinga (Mimosa scabrella Bentham) is an important pioneer tree species in Ombrophylous Mixed Forest of Brazil and is widely used as an energy source. In traditional agroforestry systems, regeneration is induced by fire, then pure and dense stands known as bracatinga stands (bracatingais) are formed. In the first year, annual crops are intercalated with the seedlings. At that time the seedlings are thinned, then the stands remain at a fallow period and cut at seven years old. The species is very important mainly for small landowners. We studied the understory species that occur naturally during the succession over several years in order to manage them rationally in the future and maintain the natural vegetation over time. Three to 20 year-old Bracatinga stands were sampled between 1998 and 2011. All tree species with diameter at breast height (DBH) ≥ 5 cm were measured.The floristic evolution was assessed with respect to Sociability Index, the Shannon Diversity Index and the Pielou Evenness Index. Graphs of rank/abundance over different age groups were evaluated using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. We identified 153 species dispersed throughout the understory and tend to become aggregated over time.

scholarly journals TATA RUANG AGROFORESTRY LAHAN KAMPUS II POLITEKNIK PERTANIAN NEGERI PAYAKUMBUH JORONG BATU KABAU NAGARI SITANANG

LUMBUNG ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-135
Author(s):  
Amrizal Amrizal ◽  
Fazlimi Fazlimi ◽  
Deswani Panggabean
Keyword(s):  
Water Conservation ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Fruit Trees ◽  
Agroforestry System ◽  
Agroforestry Systems ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Food Plants ◽  
Surrounding Environment ◽  
Fodder Grass ◽  
Standing Trees

Land management with an agroforestry system aims to maintain the amount and diversity of land production, so that it has the potential to provide social, economic and environmental benefits (Senoadji, 2012). In the concept of agroforestry spatial planning on campus land II Payakumbuh State Agricultural Polytechnic is quite possible to be implemented by collaborating between current agricultural activities with standing trees (forests) that are beneficial to ecology and sustainability, comforting the surrounding environment. From the results of the study obtained five plant and fisheries species composition in the land of Campus II Payakumbuh State Agricultural Polytechnic, namely estate crops (rubber, sugar cane), fruit trees (guava, matoa, mango, orange), food plants (lowland rice) ), fodder grass (elephant grass) and fisheries (tilapia, tilapia fish and carp). Two agroforestry systems that can be applied for soil and water conservation on the land of Campus II Payakumbuh State Agricultural Polytechnic, namely Agrisilvikultur and Agrosilvofishery, which are respectively: 62,770 M ^ 2 and 12,128 M ^ 2.

scholarly journals Ecofisiologia da cana-de-açúcar no sub-bosque de canafístula em arranjos de sistema agroflorestal

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elvis Felipe Elli ◽  
Braulio Otomar Caron ◽  
Gizelli Moiano De Paula ◽  
Elder Eloy ◽  
Felipe Schwerz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Design ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Photosynthetically Active Radiation ◽  
Thermal Characteristics ◽  
Agroforestry System ◽  
Agroforestry Systems ◽  
Leaf Temperature ◽  
Line System ◽  
Active Radiation ◽  
North And South

The objective of this study was to evaluate physiological and thermal aspects of sugarcane, in North and South oriented lines, in ‘canafístula’ understory under two plant arrangements in an agroforestry system. The experimental design was a completely randomized block in a 2x2x6 factorial, with two agroforestry systems (strip and line), two evaluation lines (North and South) and at six times a day (9am, 10am, 12pm, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm) with three repetitions. The evaluated characteristics were: incident photosynthetically active radiation (RFA), leaf temperature (TF), resistance to vapor diffusion (RS) and transpiration (E) using a digital porometer LI-1600 LI-COR. Analysis of variance revealed differences for the interaction of agroforestry system x evaluation line x time, for all variables. The physiological and thermal characteristics of sugarcane are influenced by plant arrangement, agroforestry system and the local evaluation within the system. The strip system lead to a higher available amount of RFA in its understory, which reflects in increased RS values and reduced E of sugarcane. The South line presented higher E for sugarcane in the morning period in strip system and lower during the afternoon for the line system, due to higher TF values.

scholarly journals Farmers’ perceptions towards agroforestry systems in Babanosa Area, West Kordofan State

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamal Eldin Mohammed Fadl ◽  
Ali Elamin Abdallah Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Alley Cropping ◽  
Cropping System ◽  
Agroforestry System ◽  
Agroforestry Systems ◽  
Acacia Senegal ◽  
Farm Land ◽  
Field Crops ◽  
Sclerocarya Birrea ◽  
Collection Data

This study was conducted in Eltemada, Boli and Umghoghai villages at Babanosa area in El-salam locality, South Kordofan State during 2012 and 2013. The objectives were to (1) identify and assess the most important agroforestry systems, (2) to investigate the main factors that affecting the sustainability of the systems, (3) to determine the important field crops that cultivated with trees and (4) to evaluate the effect of the agroforestry systems on the yield of the traditional field crops. For accomplishment of these study 80 questioners was designed and distributed in the selected villages. After the data collection data was analyzed by using descriptive statistic. The results showed that the most important agroforestry systems in the study area are parkland cropping system (58%), boundary planting (26%), wind-breaks (13%) and alley cropping (3%).The most important forest trees in the study area are Acacia senegal (32%), Ziziphus spina- christia (28%), Balanites aegeyptiaca (26%), Sclerocary birrea and Guera senegalensis (3%). The main field crops in the study area are groundnut (44%), sorghum (35%) and roselle (21%). The results showed that yield of groundnut and sorghum is higher under agroforestry systems compared with the mono-cropping system. The results showed that the majority of respondents (70%) prefer to cultivate field crops in agroforestry system, while (30%) prefer to cultivate the field crops in a mono-cropping system. The cultivation methods used in the study area include shifting cultivation (52%), mono-cropping (36%) and intercropping (12%).The majority of respondents (94%) showed that trees improve soil fertility in their farm land. The benefits from trees in farm land include improvement of soil properties (36%), protecting the farm land from wind erosion (28%), improvement of micro-climate (24%) and source of income which was indicated by (12%) of the respondents. The study recommended that modern agroforestry system such as improved fallow system and alley cropping should be introduced in the study area and multi-purpose trees such as Acacia senegal, Fedherbia albida and Sclerocarya birrea that improve soil fertility and diversify farmers income should be maintained. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ije.v4i2.12633 International Journal of Environment Vol.4(2) 2015: 136-146

scholarly journals The intensity of symbiotic relationships between arbuscular mycorrhizae and differentiated tree species regarding their age group and plant family in semi-arid Andine dynamical agroforestry system

Bionatura ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 977-982
Author(s):  
Maxim Schunevitsch ◽  
Philipp Lichtenauer ◽  
Nora Medrano Mercado ◽  
Noemi Stadler-Kaulich
Keyword(s):  
Tree Species ◽  
Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizae ◽  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal ◽  
Agroforestry System ◽  
Agroforestry Systems ◽  
Statistical Correlation ◽  
Plant Family ◽  
Cultivation Systems ◽  
Semi Arid

As research on mycorrhiza progress and scientific knowledge about organic partnerships becomes more profound, mycorrhiza symbiosis is considered an essential parameter for the vitality of ecosystems. Concerning polyculture cultivation systems, the implementation of growth-promoting and nutrient-securing symbiotic partners is a crucial step towards preserving the dynamism of involved plants and thus decisive for the yield and success of such cultivation systems. In particular, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) show a considerable tendency in encouraging and maintaining a supply of water and nutrition for plants. Therefore, it was examined how intensive partnerships between AMF and trees in the semi-arid, dynamic agroforestry system of ‘Mollesnejta’ exist and how the species, family and age of trees are related to the respective degree of mycorrhizal intensity. This information is in turn used to decrypt relationships between nutrient provision and nutrient security in agroforestry systems and to improve them especially concerning current climate change. The results reveal that in the examined agroforestry system arbuscular mycorrhizal partnerships were found on all ten considered tree species in this study in the varying intensity of the mycorrhizal structure dependent on tree species and their plant family. Nevertheless, no statistical correlation between the number of mycorrhizal elements according to primary hyphae, ramification or vesicles about the age of the trees could be proven in this study.

scholarly journals Agroforestry for restoration of degraded peatlands

2021 ◽  
Vol 305 ◽  
pp. 03001
Author(s):  
Eni Maftu’ah ◽  
Ani Susilawati ◽  
Yiyi Sulaeman
Keyword(s):  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Agroforestry System ◽  
Agroforestry Systems ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Cropping Pattern ◽  
Agricultural Plant ◽  
Land Preparation ◽  
Horticultural Crops ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Selection Of

The area of degreded peatlands in Indonesia is estimated at 4.4 million ha. Currently, the degraded peatland often a source of environmental problems, including sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and land fires. Restoration of degraded peatlands is intended to restore the value, function and benefits of the peat ecosystem, including efforts to prevent land damage, provide protection, and restore the ecosystem. One of the efforts to restore degraded peatlands is through revegetation. Agroforestry is a cropping pattern that uses a combination of tree crops with seasonal crops, and/or with livestock/fisheries activities. Agroforestry systems can be applied to degraded peatlands in production forest areas and other use areas. The advantages of agroforestry systems include; optimization of land, diversification of crops, reduce the risk of failure, can also prevent land preparation (for seasonal crops) with the burn system, and increase carbon stock. The success of an agroforestry system is very dependent on tree management which can reduce adverse effects and maximize the beneficial effects physically, economically, socially and environmentally. The selection of tree and agricultural plant types is important in order to restore degraded peatlands. The jelutung + pineapple agroforestry system provides physical, economic, social and environmental benefits. Jelutung + corn + horticultural crops are able to provide significant benefits. Agroforestry systems can be implemented to mitigate carbon emissions in degraded peatlands.

scholarly journals Carbon storage potential of shelter belt agroforestry system in northern transitional zone of Karnataka, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 1390-1396
Author(s):  
K. R. Swamy ◽  
D. Shivaprasad ◽  
Shivaputra Bammanahalli ◽  
Noorandappa Lamani ◽  
H. Shivanna
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Sequestration ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Concentration ◽  
Agroforestry System ◽  
Agroforestry Systems ◽  
Tree Cover ◽  
Acacia Auriculiformis ◽  
Agricultural Field ◽  
Ground Biomass ◽  
Below Ground

Carbon sequestration has been suggested as a means to mitigate the increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration. As agrisilviculture systems is one of the better options for stocking of carbon in plants and in soil. In the present study, carbon sequestration was quantified both biomass as well as in soil of agrisilviculture sys-tem six different tree species were selected such as, Pongamia pinnata, Dalbergia sissoo, Acacia auriculiformis, Tectona grandis, Casuarina equisitifolia, Azadirachta indica in shelterbelt of agroforestry system in arid region of Karnataka. Among six different tree species planted under shelterbelt, the growth performance with respect to gbh, height, clear bole height and basal area was highest in A. auriculiformis and A. indica. While maximum above ground biomass was observed in A. auriculiformis (59.75 t ha-1) followed by T.grandis (56.62 t ha-1), respectively. Whereas, below ground biomass was highest in T. grandis (20.25t ha-1) followed by A. auriculiformis (14.75t ha-1). Above ground carbon sequestration was highest in A. auriculiformis (13.30 t ha-1) followed by T. grandis (12.20 t ha-1), respectively. Whereas, below ground carbon sequestration was more in T. grandis (4.35 t ha-1) followed by A. auriculiformis (3.95 t ha-1). The Shelterbelt system sequestered 0.43 to 1.34% soil organic carbon stock in different depth. The carbon sequestered in different tree species was varying from 3.48 tons to 17.25 t ha-1.Growing tree crops in shelterbelts, bunds in the agroforestry systems will enhance accumulation of carbon stocking and provide additional benefits to the farmer’s income. It also regulates microclimate and increases the tree cover in agricultural field.

scholarly journals Simulating Agroforestry Adoption in Rural Indonesia: The Potential of Trees on Farms for Livelihoods and Environment

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 385
Author(s):  
Beatrice Nöldeke ◽  
Etti Winter ◽  
Yves Laumonier ◽  
Trifosa Simamora
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Scenario ◽  
Agroforestry System ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Change Scenario ◽  
Trees On Farms ◽  
Agroforestry Adoption ◽  
Mitigate Climate Change ◽  
Small Scale Farmers

In recent years, agroforestry has gained increasing attention as an option to simultaneously alleviate poverty, provide ecological benefits, and mitigate climate change. The present study simulates small-scale farmers’ agroforestry adoption decisions to investigate the consequences for livelihoods and the environment over time. To explore the interdependencies between agroforestry adoption, livelihoods, and the environment, an agent-based model adjusted to a case study area in rural Indonesia was implemented. Thereby, the model compares different scenarios, including a climate change scenario. The agroforestry system under investigation consists of an illipe (Shorea stenoptera) rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) mix, which are both locally valued tree species. The simulations reveal that farmers who adopt agroforestry diversify their livelihood portfolio while increasing income. Additionally, the model predicts environmental benefits: enhanced biodiversity and higher carbon sequestration in the landscape. The benefits of agroforestry for livelihoods and nature gain particular importance in the climate change scenario. The results therefore provide policy-makers and practitioners with insights into the dynamic economic and environmental advantages of promoting agroforestry.

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