Field demonstration trials were conducted for three consecutive years (2011 to 2013) to study the impact of rain water harvesting and mulching on rainfed almond production. There were 10 treatment combinations viz. T1-half moon, T2-half moon + organic mulch, T3-half moon + plastic mulch, T4-full moon, T5-full moon + organic mulch, T6-full moon + plastic mulch T7-trench, T8-trench + organic mulch, T9-trench + plastic mulch, and T10-control. The treatments were laid out in randomised block design with three replications. Results clearly indicated that significantly maximum mean plant height (6.40 m), TCSA(532.7 cm2) and canopy spread (5.0 x 4.61 m), nut number (1277 tree−1) and nut yield (3.73 kg tree−1) were recorded in full moon water harvesting system + plastic mulch. Whereas, highest nut weight (3.08 g) was recorded in full moon system only. The productivity efficiency (7.0 g−1cm2 TCSA) was recorded in full moon water harvesting system + plastic mulch in almond under rainfed conditions of Kashmir valley.
