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Live fences are lines of trees or shrubs planted on farm or field boundaries that provide protection against cattle and wildlife, act as windbreaks, enrich the soil, provide bee forage, provide shade, and control dust. They are less expensive and more useful than fences made of wood, barbed wire, or stone masonry. Various species have been tested to discover their suitability for use as biofencing plants; nine thorny species have been selected and demonstrated.
A wide range of different fruit and nut trees and fruit vines have been planted at intervals since 1993, they ...
Detailed scientific research is carried out at the site to acquire better information about the conditions that favour or hinder ...
Water from the reservoirs passes through high-density polythene pipes laid-out with hydrants in different experimental plots and nurseries covering approximately five ...
Agroclimatic conditions are extremely variable across the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region, and microclimatescan have a major effect on the ...
Some general activities are carried out at the Knowledge Park at Godavari to support the trials and other activities; ...
These methods are both soil management and water management methods. They are described there.
The basic principle of conservation tillage is to maintain a cover on the soil surface of residues (mulching) or vegetation ...
ICIMOD has a number of ongoing activities in biodiversity conservation. At the Knowledge Park at Godavari, the emphasis ...
