inter horticulture
Establishment of orchards in barriers areas are different and because of long gestation period farmers are reluctant to go to their establishment. Promotion of inter horticulture as inter crop are often helpful in batter orchard establishment, quick rehabilitation of waste land, better soil recovery from the ill-effect and some assured from the orchards. Cultivation of intercrop in orchard will depend upon the nature of main plantation, their synergy regarding vegetative and reproductive growth, soil and climatic suitability, farmer choice and profit generation capacity. those crops which grow vigorously and require lot of nutrient and water from soil should be avoided. inter crops are more advantageous up to the 3 - 4 years of initial orchard. cereals are not grown because they absorb more nutrient, and moisture from the field. Some suitable intercrop are given below which are most suitable to cultivate in orchard