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Agriculture University, Kota

The Agriculture University, Kota (AUK) was established on 14th September, 2013 after bifurcation of the Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology (MPUAT), Udaipur and Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University (SKRAU), Bikaner through promulgation of Act No. 22 of 2013. The University has been created for the agricultural development in South-East and Eastern Rajasthan which is having diversified agriculture situations from rainfed to canal irrigated agriculture. The Agriculture University has its Headquarter at Borkhera Farm, Kota & is located on Kota-Baran National highway-76. Kota district is situated in the South-Eastern part of Rajasthan and comes under Humid South-Eastern Plain Zone (agro climatic zone V). It lies between 23045’ and 26038’ North latitude and 75037’ and 77026’ East longitude. The jurisdiction of AUK is spread over in 6 districts namely Kota, Baran, Bundi, Jhalawar, Karauli and Sawai Madhopur. It accounts for 9.98 % geographical area, 12.67 % total human population, 9.4 % live stock population, 31.59 % forest area and 20.6 % net sown area of the state. Development and education of modern practices in the field of Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry for sustainable livelihood of the rural masses is the main thrust of the service area of AUK.

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Subject: Silviculture and Agroforestry × Author: NIKITA KUMARI ×
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    INTERCROPPING FENNEL (Foeniculum vulgare MILL.) UNDER SHISHAM (Dalbergia sissoo ROXB.) BASED AGROFORESTRY SYSTEM IN SOUTH-EASTERN RAJASTHAN
    (College of Horticulture and Forestry, Jhalawar, 2023) NIKITA KUMARI; Dr. S.B.S Pandey
    The present investigations entitled “Intercropping Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) under Shisham (Dalbergia sissoo Roxb.) based agroforestry system in South-Eastern Rajasthan.” was laid out in RBD with three replications during September, 2022 to April, 2023 at Herbal Garden, under the Department of Silviculture and Agroforestry, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Jhalawar (Agriculture University, Kota). Four years old Plantations of Shisham (Dalbergia sissoo Roxb.) at 5 m × 5 m spacing were used for intercropping of five varieties of Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) viz., AF-1, AF-2, RF-125, RF-205 and RF-290 planted at 50 cm × 20 cm were selected for the present study. The analysis of variance showed significant differences among intercropping Fennel under Shisham based agroforestry system as well as sole cropping system. For the growth and yield of Shisham, it was found non-significant with respect to all the treatments whereas, total chlorophyll content, germination percent was found non- significant in Fennel. Significant maximum plant height of Fennel at different intervals as 30 DAS, 60 DAS and 90 DAS and at harvest was recorded in the T1 (Shisham+ Foeniculum vulgare Mill. var. AF-1) (16.15 cm, 106.42 cm, 157.50 cm and 182.14 cm). The maximum test weight of Fennel wasfound in T1 (Shisham+ Foeniculum vulgare Mill. var. AF-1) (9.95 g) followed by T2 (Shisham+ Foeniculum vulgare Mill. var. AF-2) (9.84 g) were also found significant. The significant maximum seed yield per plant was found in the T1 (Shisham+ Foeniculum vulgare Mill. var. AF-1) (25.64 g) followed byT2 (Shisham+ Foeniculum vulgare Mill. var. AF-2) (25.42 g) and the maximum economical yield (25.64 q/ha) and biological yield (68.92 q/ha) was found in T6 (Foeniculum vulgare Mill. var. AF-1 sole). The highest benefit-cost ratio was found in T1 (Shisham+ Foeniculum vulgare Mill. var. AF-1) (4.83). The maximum growth, yield and biomass of Fennel was found higher under the Agroforestry system than the sole cropping. The T1 and T2 (Shisham + Foeniculum vulgare Mill. var. AF-1, Shisham+ Foeniculum vulgare Mill. var. AF-2) performed better among all five varieties of the Fennel intercropped under Shisham based Agroforestry system. The higher benefit-cost ratio also revealed that AF-1 (Shisham + Foeniculum vulgare Mill. var. AF-1) variety of Fennel may be grown under Shisham based agroforestry system in the Jhalawar climate. Therefore AF-1 among five varieties of Fennel is recommended as an intercrop at the spacing 50 cm × 20 cm in Shisham plantation at the spacing of 5 m × 5 m.