PAPER III: KUF 233- PRINCIPLES OF AGROFORESTRY-

Definition, objectives, importance and scope of agroforestry, selection of agroforestry tree species and its characteristics, Multipurpose trees (MPTs) in agroforestry, protein bank and fodder tree species, tree-crop interaction, soil productivity aspect of agroforestry, economic aspect of agroforestry, socio-economic and ecological aspects of agroforestry, Agroforestry systemsshifting cultivation, taungya, home garden/homestead garden, hedgerow/alley cropping, agrisilviculture, silvo-pastoral, agri-silvi-pastoral, agri-horticulture, aqua-forestry, etc. Management of trees in agro forestry: lopping, pruning and tending practices, Diagnosis and design techniques in agroforestry.