Think about getting a soil analysis done before planting nitrogen fixers. How many NFTs are needed?
Selecting trees for food forest:
- Nitrogen-fixing / pioneer species
- Tamarind ? as a multifunctional species ref
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anogeissus_latifolia
Major Trees:
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Sal (Shorea robusta)
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Teak (Tectona grandis)
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Bija (Pterocarpus marsupium)
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Saja (Terminalia tomentosa)
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Dhavdha (Anogeissus latifolia)
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Mahua (Madhuca indica)
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Tendu (Diospyros melanoxylon)
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bamboo (Dendrocalamus strictus)
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Need to find leguminous / nitrogen-fixing trees suitable for Chhattisgarh (use this list ?? invasives?? [2]: Acacia albida, A. benthemii [A. benthamii], A. catechu, A. lenticularis, A. nilotica, Albizia lebbeck [A. lebbek], A. procera, Leucaena leucocephala, Mimosa pudica (field collected), Enterolobium timbouva [E. contortisiliquum], Prosopis cineraria, P. chilensis, Dalbergia sissoo, Derris robusta, Pongamia pinnata and Ouge[i]nia oojeinensis. The remaining non-nitrogen fixing species all belonged to the Caesalpinioideae: Cassia siamea, C. fistula, C. gl[a]uca, C. tora, Bauhinia variegata, B. purpurea, Acrocarpus fraxinifolius, Colophospermum mopane, Peltophorum apicanum [?P. africanum], P. dubium and Hardwickia binata.)
Types of forests:
- Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests
- Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests
Links:
[1] https://fsi.nic.in/isfr19/vol2/isfr-2019-vol-ii-chhattisgarh.pdf https://www.cgforest.com/posts/forest-manual https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/48718 [2]https://www.cabi.org/isc/abstract/19930664778 https://www.fao.org/3/T0632E/T0632E15.htm https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317901936_Growth_and_Quality_Indices_of_Different_Nitrogen_Fixing_Tree_Nursery_Plants https://www.cgmfpfed.org/new/tradeofNWFP_Gum.php https://www.ruralsprout.com/nitrogen-fixing-plants/ https://www.permaculturenews.org/2015/10/20/introducing-nitrogen-fixing-trees-natures-solution-to-curing-n2-deficiency/