Effect of pruning levels and pasture combinations on ber based hortipastoral system

The investigation on the effect of severity of pruning viz., 20,40 and 60 cm length of secondary branches of 10 year old ber plantation with four pasture combinations as understorey crop was conducted at Central Research Farm of Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi, during 2001-02. The result indicated that tree pruned at 40 cm height of secondary branches produced significantly higher fruit yield 33.59 kg/tree than the severely pruned tree. The pasture combination did not show any adverse effect on ber production. The Pasture production was significantly influenced by pruning level. The significantly higher pasture production was recorded under severely pruned tree. The 20 cm pruning was found best for understorey pasture production. Among grass commination Guinea grass (Panicum maximum + Stylosanthes hamata produced significantly higher dry forage yield (5.38 t/hal.