Research Article
Dry Matter Accumulation and Nutrient Uptake by Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under Poplar (Populus deltoides) Based Agroforestry System
Table 2
Periodic changes in dry matter (kg ha−1) accumulation of wheat crop at different distance from poplar tree line.
| Distance from tree line (m) | Days after sowing | 30 | 60 | 90 | At harvest | 3 years* | 4 years* | 3 years* | 4 years* | 3 years* | 4 years* | 3 years* | 4 years* |
| 0–3 | 110.7 | 120.3 | 1002 | 1027 | 6660 | 6500 | 8475 | 7500 | 3–6 | 173.5 | 139.0 | 1800 | 1830 | 7120 | 7333 | 10786 | 9363 | 6–9 | 180.5 | 192.5 | 1830 | 1868 | 7030 | 7720 | 10192 | 10823 | 9–12 | 150.3 | 155.0 | 1870 | 1890 | 7270 | 7680 | 9486 | 9388 | 12–15 | 153.1 | 155.1 | 1920 | 1932 | 7528 | 7790 | 9438 | 9047 | Control** | 140.3 | 146.4 | 2035 | 2060 | 7550 | 7830 | 9398 | 9353 | LSD () | 5.8 | 7.3 | 375 | 252 | 590 | 380 | 948 | 752 |
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*Age of the trees; **recorded 15 m away from tree line.
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