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• Development and management of suitable agroforestry models for different agro climatic regions.
• Identification and production of genetically superior planting material of important agroforestry species.
• Standardization of silvicultural practices of commonly adopted tree species.
• Impart best quality education and transfer of technology for best practices in on-farm plantations.

• Recommended nine poplar clones (PL–1, PL–2, PL–3, PL–4, PL–5, PL–6, PL–7, L–47/88 and L–48/89) and three Eucalyptus clones (C-413, C-72, C-2045) for commercial cultivation in different agro-climatic zones of Punjab.
• Planting of Poplar and Dek in water channels: Make channels at the time of wheat sowing to irrigate poplars or dek during wheat maturity and harvesting. It will not reduce growth of plants due to water stress.
• Amelioration of Zn deficiency: Standardized the doze of zinc sulphate to ameliorate the Zn deficiency in poplar nursery and plantation.
• Fertilizer Requirement of Poplar Plantations: The fertilizer dose, timing and its method of application to poplar plantations during their different growth years were standardized for obtaining higher productivity from poplar based agroforestry system. In medium N soils, it is recommended to apply 80, 120, 160, 200, 240 and 280 g/plant N during 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th year of poplar growth, respectively. In low N soils, apply 25% more and in high N soils apply 25% less N than these doses.
• Time of Application: Every year, apply 1/3^rd N during May after harvesting of wheat, 1/3^rd N in July and the remaining 1/3^rd N in September. There is no need of P application to poplar every year.
• Wheat varieties under Poplar Plantations: Wheat cv. PBW 725 and PBW 677 should be preferred over other varieties for sowing in poplar plantations.
• Nutrient requirement of clonal Eucalyptus: Apply 50 g SSP in each pit at the planting time of eucalyptus. Thereafter, apply Urea:DAP:MOP @ 45:50:35, 95:90:65, 150:130:100, 190:170:135, 240:220:165 and 290:260:200 g/plant or Urea:SSP:MOP @ 65:125:35, 130:250:65, 200:375:100, 260:500:135, 325:625:165 and 390:750:200 g/plant during 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th year of tree growth, respectively. Apply potassium only in the potassium deficient soils. Every year, apply whole of P, K and 1/3rd N during April, 1/3 rd N in July and the remaining 1/3 rd N in October.
• Weed control in poplar nursery: Uniformly spread 4 t/acre paddy straw mulch immediately after planting cuttings. Alternatively, uniform spreading of black plastic mulch (in strips or by making holes) after first irrigation provides effective control of weeds in poplar nursery.
• Dek varieties: PAU Dek 1 and PAU Dek 2 recommended for commercial cultivation in Punjab.
• Onion cultivation under poplar plantation: Onion variety PRO-7 is suitable for cultivation under poplar and gave an average yield of 92.3q/acre. Optimum time for transplanting onion under poplar is mid-December.

• Sharma S, Pritpal Singh, Chauhan S and Choudhary OP (2022) Landscape position and slope aspects impacts on soil organic carbon pool and biological indicators of a fragile ecosystem in high?altitude cold arid region. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-022-00831-x (NAAS Rating 9.87)
• Singh J, Singh B and Sharma S (2021) Comparison of soil carbon and nitrogen pools among poplar and eucalyptus based agroforestry systems in Punjab, India. Carbon Management 12 (6): 693-708. (NAAS Rating 9.18)
• Panwar P, Chauhan S, Das DK, Kaushal R, Arora G and Chaturvedi S (2021) Soil organic carbon dynamics in Populus deltoides plantations using RothC-model in the Indo-Gangetic region of India. Current Science 121(12): 1623-1627 (NAAS Rating 7.10).
• Bhardwaj A, Kaur Nanveet, Dhatt AS and Gill RIS (2021) Optimization of onion planting time and variety under Populus deltoides-based agroforestry system in North-Western India. Agroforestry Systems 95: 533-46. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-021-00600-2(NAAS 7.97)
• Singh B, Kaur B and Singh D (2020) Assessment of different multipurpose tree species for phytoextraction of lead from lead-contaminated soils. Bioremediation Journal 24 (4): 215-230 (NAAS Rating 7.72)
• Kaur R, Singh B and Dhaliwal SS (2020) Dynamics of soil cationic micronutrients in a chronosequence of poplar (Populus deltoides Bartr.)-based agroforestry system in India. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 20 (4): 2025-2041 (NAAS Rating 9.87)
• Dhakad AK, Ikram M, Sharma S, Khan S, Pandey VV and Singh A (2019) Biological, nutritional and therapeutic significance of Moringa oleifera Lam. Phytotherapy Research 33: 2870-2903. (NAAS Rating 11.88)
• Singh P, Sharma SP, Kaur Navneet and Gill RIS (2019) Potato cultivars differ in response to date of planting in intercrop with poplar (Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh.) in irrigated agro-ecosystem of north-west India. Agroforestry Systems doi.org/10.1007/s10457-019-00356-w (NAAS rating: 7.20)
• Chauhan SK, Dhakad AK and Sharma R (2018) Growth dynamics of different half-sib families of Melia azedarach Linn. PLOS ONE 13(11): e0207121. (NAAS Rating: 9.24)
• Dhakad AK, Pandey VV, Beg S, Rawat JM and Singh A (2018) Biological, medicinal and toxicological significance of Eucalyptus leaf essential oil: a review. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 98: 833-848. (NAAS Rating: 9.64)
• Dhakad AK, Pandey VV, Beg S, Rawat JM and Singh A (2018) Biological, medicinal and toxicological significance of Eucalyptus leaf essential oil: a review. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 98: 833-848. (NAAS Rating: 8.38)
• Rawat JM, Bhandari A, Mishra S, Rawat B, Dhakad AK, Thakur A and Chandra A (2018) Genetic stability and phytochemical profiling of the in vitro regenerated plants of Angelica glauca Edgew.: an endangered medicinal plant of Himalaya. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture 135: 111-118. (NAAS Rating: 8.00)
• Chauhan SK, Dhakad AK and Sharma R (2018) Growth dynamics of different half-sib families of Melia azedarach Linn. PLoS ONE 13(11): e0207121. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0207121 (NAAS Rating 8.81)
• Kaur H, Kaur Navneet, Gill RIS, Bhullar MS and Singh A (2018) Weed management in common cottonwood (Populus deltoides Bartr.) nursery plantation. Weed Technology https://doi.org/10.1017/wet.2017.112 (NAAS rating: 7.49)
• Subah S, Singh Derminder and Chauhan Sanjeev (2017) An interactive computer vision system for tree ring analysis. Current Science 112(6):1262-1265. (NAAS Rating 7.10)
• Sanwal CS, Lone RA, Sushma and Kumar A (2016) Performance of Cymbopogon nardus on different aspects and tillage depths in North-Western Himalayas. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants 19(5): 1292-1295. (NAAS Rating: 7.70)
• Kaur Navneet, Bhullar MS and Gill G (2016) Weed management in sugarcane-canola intercropping system in northern India. Field Crops Research 188:1-9. (NAAS rating: 8.98)
• Singh P and Singh B (2016) Biomass and nitrogen dynamics of fine roots of poplar under differential N and P levels in an agroforestry system in Punjab. Tropical Ecology 57 (2):143-152. (NAAS rating: 7.15)
• Sharma R, Chauhan SK and Tripathi AM (2016) Carbon sequestration potential in agroforestry system in India: an analysis for carbon project. Agroforestry Systems 90(4):631-644 (DOI 10.1007/s10457-015-9840-8). (NAAS Rating: 7.20)
• Sharma S, Shera PS, Kaur R and Sangha KS(2016) Standardization of egg dosages for mass production ofCorcyra cephalonica.PhytoparasiticaDoI 10.1007/s12600-016-0542-1. (NAAS rating 7.03)
• Kumar A, Sangha KS and Dhillon GPS (2015) Screening of 19 genotypes of Eucalyptus spp. against gall wasp (Leptocybe invasa) in north-western India. Journal of Forestry Research 26 (1): 355-359. (NAAS rating: 7.0)
• Kaur Navneet, Bhullar MS and Gill Gurjeet (2015) Weed management options for sugarcane-vegetable intercropping systems in north-western India. Crop Protection 74: 18-23. (NAAS rating: 7.54)
• Kaur Navneet and Bhullar MS (2015) Harvest time residues of pendimethalin andoxyfluorfen in vegetables and soil in sugarcane-based intercropping systems. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 187:221. (NAAS rating: 7.68)
• Shehnaz Sharma, Singh Baljit and Sikka R (2015) Soil organic carbon and nitrogen pools in a chronosequence of poplar (Populus deltoides) plantations in alluvial soils of Punjab, India. Agroforestry Systems 89:1049-1063. (NAAS rating: 7.22)
• Sharma R, Chauhan SK and Tripathi AM (2015) Carbon sequestration potential inagroforestry system in India: an analysis for carbon project. Agroforestry Systems DOI 10.1007/s10457-015-9840-8. (NAAS rating: 7.22)
• Dhillon GPS, Singh A, Singh P and Sidhu DS (2010) Field evaluation of Populusdeltoides Bartr. Ex Marsh. at two sites in Indo-gangetic plains of India. Silvae Genetica 59 (1): 1-7. (NAAS rating: 7.1)
• Gill RIS, Singh B and Kaur Navneet (2009) Productivity and nutrient uptake of newly released wheat varieties at different sowing times under poplar plantation in north-western India. Agroforestry Systems 76: 579-590. (NAAS rating: 8.0)
• Gill RIS and Ellis BE (2006) Over-expression of tryptophan decarboxylase gene in poplar and its possible role in resistance against Malacosoma disstria. New Forests 31: 195-209. (NAAS rating: 7.2)
• Gill RIS, Ellis BE and Isman MB (2003) Tryptamine-induced resistance in tryptophan decarboxylase transgenic poplar and tobacco plants against their specific herbivores. Journal of chemical ecology 29: 761-775 (NAAS rating: 7.7).

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