K. S. AHLAWAT, S. K. DHANDA, K. K. BHARDWAJ, DILIP KUMAR BISHNOI, HANSRAJ, CHHAVI SIROHI, ANIL KUMAR AND SATPAL
Department of Forestry, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125 004 (Haryana), India
Department of Soil Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125 004 (Haryana), India
Department of Agricultural Economics, Hisar-125 004, India
Department of Vegetable Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125 004 (Haryana), India
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Damla, Yamunanagar
Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding (Forage Section), Hisar-125 004, India
*(e-mail: ahlawat19799@gmail.com)
(Received: 9 March 2026; Accepted: 31 March 2026)
SUMMARY
Agroforestry systems offer a sustainable approach to enhancing land productivity by integrating trees with agricultural crops. A field experiment was conducted during 2019-2020 at the Forestry Research Farm, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana to evaluate the growth of eucalypts and guava and their effects on wheat performance under different agroforestry systems. Eucalypts seedlings (clone P-23) and guava plants (var. Hisar Safeda) were transplanted at 7 m × 4 m spacing in a randomized block design. Wheat variety HD-2967 was sown during the first fortnight of November 2019 under Agri-Horti and Agri-Silvi-Horti systems. Tree growth parameters were recorded at the time of wheat sowing and after harvest of the crop. Eucalypts attained an average height of 7.43 m, basal diameter of 11.34 cm and DBH of 10.96 cm at the time of wheat harvest. Guava showed slightly higher height under agri-horti system (1.10 m) compared to agri-silvi-horti system (1.05 m). Wheat plant height and yield attributes were comparatively higher in the sole crop than in agroforestry systems. Maximum grain yield (5.05 t/ha) was recorded under sole wheat, while among agroforestry systems the highest grain yield (4.81 t/ha) was recorded in the guava-based agri-horti system. The results indicated that wheat can be effectively cultivated under tree-based systems with moderate yield reductions, while providing additional economic and ecological benefits through tree components.
Key words: Agroforestry, Eucalyptus tereticornis, Psidium guajava, wheat and Agri-Horti system