Physico-chemical properties of soil and productivity of lentil (Lens culinaris Medic.) and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under existing agri-horticulture system in mid hills of Uttarakhand Himalaya

The study quantifies the soil properties and productivity of agriculture crops under peach, plum and apple based agri-horticulture system in Garhwal Himalaya. The results of experiment revealed that the soil pH, available N and P decreased with increasing soil depth while soil bulk density (BD), electrical conductivity (EC), soil organic carbon (SOC) and soil organic matter (SOM) showed optimistic association with soil depth in all studied land used systems. In crop productivity, the highest plant height, plant population (m2), number of pod per plant, 1000 grain weight, seed yield, stover yield and harvest index of both crops were reported lower under agrihorticulture systems than control, and among tree based land used systems growth and yield of both crops were higher under peach based agri-horticulture system.