PERFORMANCE OF CANE AND EGGPLANT IN MULTISTORIED AGROFORESTRY SYSTEM

Abstract

Two field experiments were conducted at the Agroforestry Farm, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur during February 2006 to March 2007 to examine the performance of four cane species and one eggplant variety (Kajla) under different multipurpose trees as the middle and the lower storey crops in multistoried agroforestry system. The treatments were three tree species viz. Mehogony, Deshi neem and Eucalyptus, which were used as the upper storey. There was also a control (Open field) treatment. Four cane species namely Bhudum beth, Udum beth, Jali beth and Golla beth were used as the middle storey non-woody perennial and eggplant was used as the lower storey crop. Two separated experiments were conducted for the study. One experiment was laid out in the single factor Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications for eggplant, another one was two factorial Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications for cane species. The aim of the experiments was to study the growth performances and selection of potential cane species and also to assess the morphological behaviors and fruit yield of eggplant in the said multistoried agroforestry systems.