Ram Gopal1*, R.S. Bali2, D.R. Prajapati3 and D.U. Rathod4
1Botany Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun,Uttrakhand.
2College of Forestry Ranichauri, Uttarakhand
3Navsari Agricultural University, Gujarat
4Silviculture Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Email: rgksikar@gmail.com
Received-15.08.2017, Revised-26.08.2017
Abstract: The study was carried out for documentation of agrobiodiversity in traditional agroforestry systems in Garhwal Himalaya, Uttarakhand. A total of nine villages were taken for the study from the different geographical regions and were categorized into three different elevation ranges.The predominant agroforestry systems were found viz. agrisilviculture, agrisilvopastural and silvipastural system. In agrisilviculture system total 30 species were documented. In agrisilvopastural system (home garden) total53 species were documented among them Trichosanthes dioica, Mangifera indica, Vitis vinifera, Emblica officinalis, Carica papaya, Prunus amygdalus, Annona squamosa, Annona reticulate and Artocarpus heterophyllus were newly documented species. In silvipastural system about 27 species of tree, shrub and grass species are documented with livestock unit. In three agroforestry systems some new species were documented due to adaption of changing climate and different traditional farming practices.
Keywords: Agroforestry, Agrisilviculture, Homegarden, Silvipasture
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