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<p>The present study was conducted with objective to study the effect of different farming practices and mulches on production of strawberry under wild pomegranate-based agroforestry systems at the experimental farm in Pandah, Department of Silviculture and Agroforestry, Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, during 2022–2023. The experiment comprised of 13 treatment combinations of three organic mulches (bamboo, pine, and poplar) and three types of manure (natural farming, recommended dose of fertilizers (RDF), and farmyard manure (FYM), replicated thrice under randomized block design (factorial). The results indicated that treatments incorporating pine needle mulch with FYM (T<sub>9</sub>) significantly recorded highest fruit length (38.07&#xa0;mm), weight (15.66&#xa0;g), yield (361.48&#xa0;g) and productivity (9.0 ton/ha) under the wild pomegranate system, outperforming sole cropping. Economic analysis revealed that the highest net return (9750.64 US$ ha⁻<sup>1</sup>) and benefit-cost (B: C) ratio (3.89) were obtained from pine mulch with RDF (T<sub>8</sub>), demonstrating the financial viability of integrating strawberry into the agroforestry system. The findings demonstrate that integrating strawberry cultivation with wild pomegranate enhances land-use efficiency and offers a profitable, sustainable farming strategy by diversifying income sources.</p>

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Effect of organic mulches and farming practices on strawberry yield and economics under wild pomegranate-based agroforestry in the western Himalayas

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    2025年9月11日

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  • Anshul Thakur,
  • Prem Prakash,
  • Rohit Bishist,
  • Pramod Verma,
  • D. R. Bhardwaj,
  • Harish Sharma,
  • Avinash Kumar Bhatia,
  • Sheetal Thakur,
  • Pooja

摘要

The present study was conducted with objective to study the effect of different farming practices and mulches on production of strawberry under wild pomegranate-based agroforestry systems at the experimental farm in Pandah, Department of Silviculture and Agroforestry, Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, during 2022–2023. The experiment comprised of 13 treatment combinations of three organic mulches (bamboo, pine, and poplar) and three types of manure (natural farming, recommended dose of fertilizers (RDF), and farmyard manure (FYM), replicated thrice under randomized block design (factorial). The results indicated that treatments incorporating pine needle mulch with FYM (T9) significantly recorded highest fruit length (38.07 mm), weight (15.66 g), yield (361.48 g) and productivity (9.0 ton/ha) under the wild pomegranate system, outperforming sole cropping. Economic analysis revealed that the highest net return (9750.64 US$ ha⁻1) and benefit-cost (B: C) ratio (3.89) were obtained from pine mulch with RDF (T8), demonstrating the financial viability of integrating strawberry into the agroforestry system. The findings demonstrate that integrating strawberry cultivation with wild pomegranate enhances land-use efficiency and offers a profitable, sustainable farming strategy by diversifying income sources.