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Abstract                 Volume:5  Issue-5  Year-2018          Original Research Articles

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Presence of Trees under Agroforestry Systems along Altitude in Gangotri Valley of Garhwal Himalaya, India
Arvind Bijalwan*
Area of Technical Forestry, Indian Institute of Forest management (IIFM), Bhopal– 462 003, Madhya Pradesh, India
*Corresponding author
Abstract:

In this study, the tree species found on farm lands under agroforestry systems in different villages of Gangotri valley along altitude was documented. The three altitudinal range viz., lower (1000-1500 m), middle (1500-2000 m) and higher (2000-2500 m) were studied. The higher diversity was recorded in forest tree species (29 species with 18 families) compared to horticulture trees (17 species with 10 families). Among forest trees, gymnosperms were represented by five species (three families) and angiosperms by 24 species (15 families). Maximum number of forest trees were found in mid-altitudinal range (18 species), whereas in horticulture trees the highest presence was observed in lower altitude (14). In the forest trees, 2 species yield fiber, 4 ornamentals, 5 edibles, 10 recognized with medicinally important, 12 have other uses, 15 as fodder, 18 as timber and 23 for fuel-wood purpose.  Fruits of all the horticulture trees are mostly edible but some time used for other domestic purpose too. Both forest and horticultural tree were reported to have significant importance to the local people.

Keywords: Agroforestry, Altitude gradient, Forest trees, Gangotri valley, Horticulture trees
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Bijalwan, A., 2018. Presence of trees under agroforestry systems along altitude in Gangotri valley of Garhwal Himalaya, India.Int.J.Curr.Res.Biosci.Plantbiol. 5(5): 59-64. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcrbp.2018.505.010
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