• Agrisilvopastoral/Agrosilvopastoral System (Crops + Tree + Grasses/Animals).
• Agrisilvipastural system refers to the production of woody perennial along with annuals and pastures.
• This system is grouped into two categories viz., home garden and woody hedgerows for browse, mulch, green manure and soil conservation.

Home gardens or Multitire system or Multitire cropping

• Home gardens are suitable to high rainfall areas in tropical conditions.
• These are highly productive and sustainable one.
• Home gardens are characterized by high species diversity and usually 3-4 vertical canopy strata.⭐️
• It is most prevalent agroforestry system in high rainfall areas of Kerala.
• Food production is primary function of home gardens.
• In this system, trees, shrubs, vegetables and other herbaceous plants are grown in dense.
• These plants are arranged in random both spatially and temporally.
• Animals also included in many of the home gardens for which fodder grasses and legumes are planted.
• Homestead occupies an area around 0.20 to 0.50 ha.
• This system is managed by family labour.

• Woody species: Anacardium occidentale (Cashew), Artocarpus heterophyllus (Kathal), Citrus spp. (Nibu), Mangifera indica (Mango), Azadirachta indica, Cocos nucifera (Coconut).
• Herbaceous species: Onion, cabbage, Pumpkin, Sweet potato, Banana, Beans etc.

Woody hedge-rows

• In this system, fast growing fodder, shrubs and woody hedges are planted for the purpose of mulch, green manure, soil conservation, etc.
• The main aim of this system is the production of food/fodder/fuelwood and soil conservation.
• The suitable species for this system are Erythrina spp, Leucaena luecocephala and Sesbania grandiflora.

Other Systems

Apiculture with trees

• Also known as Silviapiary.
• In this system, nectar trees producing more flowers and honey are planted with the aim to augment apiculture.
• Suitable species: Syzygium cumini, Gliricidia sepium, Cassia spp. etc.

Aquaforestry

• In this system, suitable trees are planted around the fish ponds.
• The prime objective is to augment the aquaculture by reducing evaporation and augmenting microclimate.
• Aqua-forestry is a specialized agroforestry system.
• Mulberry, Acacia nilotica (Bamboos), Salix, Taxoderma, and Eucalyptus are suitable for bank planting surrounding the fish ponds.
• Taxodium scandens (Pons Cypress): Extremely flood-tolerant conifers in the cypress family, Cupressaceae.

Mixed wood lots

• In this system, multipurpose trees are grown in a mixed fashion with the objective to provide wood, fodder, soil conservation, soil reclamation, etc.

• Agrisilvopastoral/Agrosilvopastoral System (Crops + Tree + Grasses/Animals).
• Agrisilvipastural system refers to the production of woody perennial along with annuals and pastures.
• This system is grouped into two categories viz., home garden and woody hedgerows for browse, mulch, green manure and soil conservation.

Home gardens or Multitire system or Multitire cropping

• Home gardens are suitable to high rainfall areas in tropical conditions.
• These are highly productive and sustainable one.
• Home gardens are characterized by high species diversity and usually 3-4 vertical canopy strata.⭐️
• It is most prevalent agroforestry system in high rainfall areas of Kerala.
• Food production is primary function of home gardens.
• In this system, trees, shrubs, vegetables and other herbaceous plants are …

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