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Critical Review of Dairy Cow Industry in the World

Critical Review of Dairy Cow Industry in the World

How to increase milk prduction of dairy animals

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Nutritional, Hypoglycemic, and Haematinic Potentiality of Edible Mushroom Pleurotus tuber-regium (Rumph. ex Fr.) Singer

Mycochemical composition, calorific value, the antioxidant activity of Pleurotus tuber- regium was analyzed and impact of P. tuber- regium extract on rat model especially glycemic, vitamins and blood parameters were explored to validate its medicinal importance. Mycochemical screening showed the presence of biochemicals such as phenols, flavonoids, proteins, carbohydrates etc. The extract showed good antioxidant activity (33.62% total antioxidant activity equivalent to 21.30 µg ascorbic acid). The extract showed dose -dependent hypoglycaemic activity by significant decreased average blood glucose level at high dose (100.62 ± 1.04mg/dL) compare to control (124.40 ± 1.45 mg/dL), haematinic activity by elevation of hemoglobin (14.75 ± 0.24 g/dL) at a high dose of extract compared to control (11.66 ± 0.21 g/dL). P. tuber-regium extract elevated vitamin B12 of rats at high dose of extract (449.60 ± 3.12 pg/mL) compared to control (420.00 ± 2.86pg/mL). P. tuber-regium extract showed a positive response to hypoglycemic, haematinic, and vitamin level of the body and posses high calorific value. Hence P. tuber-regium can be used as good fodder, medicinal and nutritional supplement.

Utilization of water hyacinth as livestock feed by ensiling with additives

Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms) is one of the most productive plants on earth, but it is also considered as the world's worst aquatic weed. An experiment was carried out with the objective of utilizing it by converting to silage for its usage as animal feed. The quality and palatability of water hyacinth silage prepared with additives such as molasses, cassava powder, and rice bran were assessed. The completely randomized design (CRD) with 12 treatment combinations and 3 replications, was used. The treatments included: combination of wilted and fresh water hyacinth with or without rice straw or guinea grass and using any of the additives such as molasses, cassava flour and rice bran. Wilted water hyacinth plus cassava powder (10%), wilted water hyacinth plus rice straw (10%) plus cassava powder (10%), and wilted water hyacinth plus guinea grass (10%) plus cassava powder (10%) had good fodder quality due to low pH. The odour of these combinations was rated as either ‘good’ or ‘very good’. The quality of rice bran added silages was low in terms of pH, odour and palatability; although its nutritional quality was high. Rice bran enhanced crude protein, crude fat and ash content of silages. Molasses ensured the quality of silage by lowering pH and enhancing intake. Cassava powder addition in general reduced the pH of the silage and enhanced the palatability of silage.

MUSIC IN REVIEW

1 6 7 R M U S I C I N R E V I E W D E W E Y F A U L K N E R Once, in the late sixteenth century when it was new, opera was conceived as a modern imitation of Greek tragedy and its subject matter was classical only. Serious operas remained that way through the eighteenth century, but by the nineteenth century almost any topic could be considered suitable for an opera plot. A narrative merely had to be capable of working by means of opera’s standard forms – solo arias, ensembles, and so on. In mid-century Richard Wagner made opera truly serious again, returning it to its roots in myth but emphasizing its earnestness by jettisoning the standard forms. To Wagner, opera must now be a sung play, carried especially by the orchestral underlay of the sung text. Unfortunately, in following Wagner’s precepts composers soon forgot that their music must be interesting in itself and that how it was sung was a major part of why audiences came to opera performances. As Sir Thomas Beecham lectured to Maria Callas, the reason La Bohème has remained inordinately popular since 1896 is that it is full of ‘‘good tunes!’’ – which have had great singers performing them. The lack of both has doomed most new operas after Turandot in 1926; even Lulu (1937) did not become even somewhat popular until the 1970s. As is often bemoaned, opera today is a museum. 1 6 8 F A U L K N E R Y Even the silliness imposed upon it by Regietheater and its producers cannot undo the continuing basic desire of audiences to hear great singers, few though there be nowadays, perform music that will move them. But new operas continue to be written, and composers’ nets are being thrown ever more widely in the hope that new subject matter will save their pieces. Unsurprisingly, new operatic sources include films. New films, old films – if it has a plot and characters, composers will use it. Of course, since sung words take roughly twice as long as spoken ones, they will have to cut the film script. Likewise, they’ll probably need to reduce the number of characters , as well as the number of scenes, although modern staging and lighting techniques can get around this. More recent films, with their rapid cuts and jumps designed for the minuscule attention spans of modern younger audiences, make unsatisfactory sources, even for contemporary composers with their twitchy and irregular styles. But if carefully chosen, a film can be as good a basis for a successful opera as any other narrative. As always, the result depends on how it’s handled – and also on how it’s staged and sung. The Metropolitan Opera has staged two new operas drawn from movies, whose composers (Thomas Adès and Nico Muhly) are currently flavors of the month in England and the United States, respectively. Their film connections have provided good fodder for critics (including this one) to chew upon. To these I have added a popular composer’s new film opera that is making the rounds of smaller American houses (so far) and a fourth that is in English and based on an American movie but composed in Austria. There are others, even a Howard Shore opera based on The Fly (who knew?), but these four will su≈ce to show the variety of filmconnected work being produced and to enable us to assess (perhaps prematurely) its successes. Successes. Operas are among the most expensive artworks to produce and almost always lose money, especially at first. Only repetition makes them financially viable. So the big question here is whether audiences will clamor to hear these works again and again, with di√erent casts, conductors, and stagings to o√er new perspectives on them. All have been recorded, one way or another, so the public has a chance to make informed judgments about them. Frankly, I doubt that any of them will ever rival Bohème – or even Lulu – but odder things have happened. M U S I C I N R E V I E W 1...

Effect of No-Till and Raised-Bed Planting on Soil Moisture Conservation and Productivity of Summer Maize (Zea mays) in Eastern Himalayas

Productivity of summer maize (Zea mays) is relatively low in hill ecosystem of north-eastern region (NER) of India due to scanty rainfall, lack of irrigation and low residual soil moisture. Conservation tillage along with suitable land management system can improve the soil moisture regime and performance of maize. Field experiment was conducted for 2 years (2012 and 2013) with six combinations of tillage and land configuration practices, viz. CT–FB: conventional tillage (CT) with flatbed planting (FB), CT–RF: CT with ridge and furrow planting (RF), CT–RB: CT with raised-bed planting (RB), NT–FB: no-till (NT) with FB, NT–RF: NT with RF and NT–RB: NT with RB. Results revealed that significantly higher soil moisture content (22.8–23.4% and 21.0–25.3%) was found in NT–RB system as compared those under CT–FB (19.0–19.4% and 17.0–21.2%) at 0–60 cm soil depth in both years 2012 and 2013, respectively, at all the period of moisture estimation. The NT–RB system being on a par with NT–RF recorded significantly higher root length, rooting density, leaf area index and biomass accumulation as compared to other treatments. The average (2 years) maximum number of cobs ha−1 (63,518 cobs per plant), cob weight (272 g per cob), green cob (11.2 M ha−1) and fodder yield (50.5 Mg ha−1) were also recorded under NT–RB system. So, it is recommended to grow summer maize under NT–RB system for higher soil moisture conservation, improved plant growth and subsequently good fodder and green cob yield in the hills of NER.

Potential Use of Multipurpose <i>Paulownia elongata</i> Tree as an Animal Feed Resource

Paulownia is known as an economically important multipurpose tree genus due to its fast growth and short-rotation harvesting for timber. There is interest in growing Paulownia species as a woody biofuel crop. There are reports on its leaves being rich in nitrogen and double as good fodder, as well as fertilizer (green manure). Nutritional properties of Paulownia elongata leaves collected at monthly intervals from Paulownia Demonstration Plot, Fort Valley State University (FVSU), Fort Valley, Georgia, USA, from April to November, 2011, were studied. The leaves were dried and analyzed for crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF), acid detergent lignin (ADL), fat, gross energy, and ash content. The CP, NDF, ADF, ADL, fat and ash content ranged from 14% - 23%, 29% - 55%, 18% - 42%, 10% - 22%, 2% - 4%, and 6% - 9%, respectively, indicating that Paulownia leaves have potential as a feed resource for livestock. Forage potential research was followed up by developing protocols to manufacture feed pellets with 75% and 95% leaf component and assessing their physical properties. There is an economic market potential for the by-products of Paulownia, which is usually grown for timber.

Impacts of exposure and access to seed on the adoption of dual-purpose Cowpea and Groundnut varieties in Ghana

Dual-purpose cowpea (DPC) and dual-purpose groundnut (DPG) varieties provide good yields, improved soil fertility through nitrogen fixation, and, at the same time, provide large amounts of good quality fodder to be used as feed or manure in crop-livestock integrated farming systems in Ghana. Hence, these varieties play a significant role in improving the productivity and efficiency of crop-livestock systems in Ghana. This paper estimates the population potential adoption rates of the DPC and DPG varieties and their determinants among integrated crop-livestock farmers in Ghana when there is full access to complete and accurate information and access to the seed by farmers. Because these varieties have been newly introduced, not all farmers are aware of them nor have access to the seed. Using cross-sectional data from 608 farmers, this paper applies the average-treatment-effect method to estimate the population potential adoption rates of the DPC and DPG varieties and coefficients of their determinants among integrated crop-livestock farmers. The result shows that, potential population adoption rates of DPC and DPG could reach 78% and 85%, if all farmers have knowledge about the varieties, and up to 83% and 94%, respectively, if all the farmers have knowledge and access to seed. These results indicate that there are adoption gaps of 42% and 47% due to incomplete knowledge of DPC and DPG and 47% and 55% due to incomplete access to seed of the respective varieties. The adoption gaps suggest that there is still potential for increasing the adoption rates of these dual purpose legumes among crop-livestock farmers in Ghana if exposure and access to seed of the varieties are universal among the farmers. Also farmers with access to extension, research institutes and credit are more likely to be exposed, have access to the seed and adopt the varieties.

Development and evaluation of mechanical weeder for finger millet crop

Finger millet (Eleusine coracana) is a main field crop in southern part of Karnataka commonly called ragi as it provides both stable food for the region and good fodder for cattles. Weeds management is a major problem in finger millet crop and are responsible for drastic reduction of yield. Weeding by traditional methods are laborious and time consuming which leads to high cost of production. Pertaining to this, blade type simple mechanical weeder was developed and evaluated under finger millet crop with 2 and 4 blade harrows for weeding 2 and 4 rows at a time respectively. The results obtained at 2 rows and 4 rows weeding condition, the weeding efficiency (88 & 85%), plant damage (2.5 & 3.6%), effective field capacity (0.108 & 0.144 ha/h), field efficiency (90 & 60%), fuel consumption (4.181 & 3.424 L/ha) and cost of weeding ( 572 & 447.42 ha) respectively.

Hymenachne acutigluma (Steud.) Gilliland in GBS 20:314 - An exceptionally important perennial grass for anatomy and indigenous practice.

Hymenachne acutigluma (Steud.) Gilliland, a robust rhizomatous perennial grass spreads on moist and swampy land and also floating in water. Being a grass species, they do not have any cambium for secondary growth. A peculiarity in stem anatomy especially the spongy pith of secondary tissues found in absence of the cambium. The origin and development of the parenchymatous pith tissues has been investigated in the present study. Economically this spongy pith is of very much potent for its high absorbing and filtering capacity and also used as a good fodder.

Editor's Spotlight/Take 5: What Drives Variation in Episode-of-care Payments for Primary TKA? An Analysis of Medicare Administrative Data

High hospital and medical charges are good fodder for outraged commentary [6]. In fact, a Google search for “ridiculous hospital charges” yields more than 6 million hits. It is hard to argue that extreme charges are justified, but what about actual costs? Presumably, a standard high-volume procedure with no complications should cost about the same, whether it is performed in Seattle, WA, USA or Santa Fe, NM, USA. This is particularly true if the payer is the federal government, which has the power to dictate terms to providers.

Chemical analysis of fodder climbers found in Sunsari district, Nepal

Altogether 19 fodder climbers were collected with local information for their quality, feeding season and preference by livestock from Sunsari district, Nepal. Fodder climbers were distributed under 15 angiospermic families. Among them, 6 climber species were analyzed for dry matter, crude protein, ether extract, crude fibre, N-free extract, total ash and mineral contents (K, Ca, and P). Dry matter content ranged from 24.12 to 45.43%. Crude protein content showed slight variation. Ether extract ranged from 2.13- 4.23%, while Crude fiber content ranged between 18.62 and 22.52%. N-free extract showed narrow variation in the content while Total ash content exhibited a wide variation ranging from 5.67 to 11.52%. Among the minerals, Phosphorus showed distinct variation in the content from 0.19 to 0.46%. Fodder quality assessed by local people was compared with the result of chemical composition. On the basis of local information and chemical composition, Hedera nepalensis and Hedyotis scandens were considered as very good fodder climbers.

Characterization of jamunapari goat in Mahoba district of Bundelkhand region.

The present study was carried out in 50 flocks consisting of 484 goat in 10 villages randomly selected from the breeding tract to characterize and evaluate jamunapari goat under field conditions during the period from 2011 to 2012. The data on various goat management practices viz. breeding, feeding, flock size, housing, disease, etc. were collected based on personal observation and information provided by the farmers. The body weight and different body measurements namely horn length, ear length, ear width, tail length, withers height, chest girth, body girth, hip height and body length were taken. The animals are found to be large in size with well built body having a broad and deep chest. Most of the animals are white with tan or black markings at neck and ears. The flock size varies from 5 to 35. The main breeding season is September and March. The horns are short and flat sized and about 10–15 cm long, horizontal twisting backward and present in both sex. The ears are long and pendulous and about 25-28 cm long, the tail is medium in length. The mean body weights in age groups of 0–3, 3–6, 6–12 and >12 months of males were 9.16, 15.32, 21.64 and 28.89 kg, respectively, and they were 7.98, 13.08, 19.59 and 26.23 kg, respectively, in females. The animals have excellent feed conversion efficiency under extreme conditions with a high dressing percentage. Goat farming forms a major source of livelihood for the farmers of the study area and the non availability of good quality fodder was the major constraint in the farming system. The results of the present study revealed that there is a scope for increasing the productivity of this breed.

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Enset (Ensete ventricosum) is a drought tolerant crop, traditionally grown in Ethiopia. It has many usages: food, fodder, fibres and traditional medicine. Being perennial, enset improves local climate and soil conditions. It could contribute to improved food security in several drought-prone parts of the world. The aims of this study were to reveal the amino acids of enset corm, which can be cooked as a root crop, and to increase the general knowledge regarding chemical composition and energy values of different enset fractions. Water content was high, 85 to 90%, which is beneficial when used as fodder during dry periods. Enset corm contained 17 of 20 amino acids and had similar or higher concentration than potato of 12 of these. Leaves had 13% protein, among the highest available in Ethiopia, 20% crude fibre and 10% sugar; a good fodder and suitable for ensilage. The pseudostem, the main food source, was rich in soluble carbohydrates (80%) and starch (65%), but had low protein content (4%). An enset based diet should be supplemented with protein and complementary amino acids; for example from beans, which are suitable to intercrop with enset.   Key words: Amino acids, corm, Ensete ventricosum, Ethiopia, Kocho, pseudo stem, root crop.

Differential aluminum resistance in Brachiaria species

Brachiaria are increasingly cropped in the tropics because these species combine good fodder quality and yield with high resistance to aluminum (Al) toxicity, an important stress factor in acidic soils. The mechanisms for the extraordinarily high resistance to Al toxicity in Brachiaria decumbens remain unclear. It has been suggested that the presence of a multiseriate exodermis might contribute to efficient Al exclusion in B. decumbens. However, no data concerning the root structure of less Al-resistant Brachiaria species have been reported. The aim of the present study was determine whether the exodermis is a distinctive feature of Al hyper-resistant B. decumbens compared with Brachiaria species with lower Al resistance. B. decumbens, B. brizantha, and B. ruziziensis were grown in nutrient solution without (control) or with 200μM Al (32μM Al3+ activity) for 96h. Differences in the Al resistance were assessed using various indicators: Al-induced inhibition of root elongation, membrane damage, and the maintenance of nutrient homeostasis. Transversal root sections were examined using fluorescence microscopy to reveal the presence of an exodermis through auto-fluorescence. Aluminum resistance decreased in the order B. decumbens>B. brizantha>B. ruziziensis. Both the hyper-resistant B. decumbens and the moderately resistant B. brizantha were more efficient in Al-exclusion than the sensitive B. ruziziensis. Apoplastic barriers, in the form of a multiseriate exodermis, were constitutively present in B. decumbens, but not in Al-sensitive B. ruziziensis. Under control conditions, B. brizantha exhibited slightly auto-fluorescent epidermal cell walls, while under Al exposure auto-fluorescent deposits were observed in the intercellular spaces between the epidermal and sub-epidermal cell layers. The results provide circumstantial evidence of a role for apoplastic barriers in the Al resistance of B. decumbens and, to a lesser extent, in B. brizantha. Nonetheless, additional research is required to determine a causal relationship between the exodermal barrier and Al resistance.

Influence of Variability of Ryegrass Meadow Soil Conditions on their Natural and Utilization Values

The study presents the findings of research into the effect of the variability of site conditions on their floristic composition providinga basis for the identification of lower phytosociological units. Patches of Arrhenatheretum elatioris described with the assistance ofphytosociological surveys conducted using the Braun-Blanquet method were subjected to multi-criteria evaluation. On their basis, thefollowing parameters were determined: ecological and botanical structure, geographic-historical distribution, the structure of the lifegroupsof the floristic types identified, as well as natural values by the Oświt method and sward fodder value according to Filipek. In orderto determine the causes of the floristic variability observed, the following soil conditions were assessed: moisture content, soil reactionand nitrogen content by Ellenberg’s indicator method, as well as potassium, magnesium and phosphorus content by the appropriatelaboratory methods. Typical forms of Arrhenatheretum elatioris phytocenoses were found to develop on mucky soils in moderately moistsites. Patches of ryegrass occurring in sites with a periodically higher moisture content on organic soils refer to the Alopecuretum pratensisassociation. On the other hand, the sward of ryegrass meadows developed on dryer, mineral soils was characterised by increased numbersof species characteristic for xerothermic swards from the Festuco-Brometea class and sandy plant communities from the Koelerio glauca-Corynephoretea canescentis. More intensive utilization, primarily-fertilisation, was among the causes of the development of species-poorphytocenoses of low natural value but sward of a good fodder value.

Livestock Feed Management and Fodder Consumption Pattern in Remote and Inaccessible Villages of Central Himalaya, India

It is well-nigh known that the most common sources of feed and fodder in the Central Himalayan tracts are mainly of five categories: (1) the forests; (2) common pastures and grazing lands; (3) private tree-leafy fodder; (4) field bunds and risers; (5) crop residues supplied from cropped areas. Forest, pastures and grazing commons are village property, while the rest are private owned. Barn yard millets, barley and wild sorghum are also used as concentrate feed. Green weeds are, of course, a good green fodder source, especially in irrigated tracts. The tradition of cultivated fodder is nearly absent in mountains. Shrubs, wild grasses and other herbs supply major parts of fodder supplies. The supply of grass varies with altitude, orientation of hill slopes, wind precipitation and relief of terrain. It may be obtained from leaves, twigs, shrubs, creepers, roots, bark, fruits, pods, seeds etc., other than the general grass. Intermix of all fodder grasses and leaves are believed to yield greater nutrition. Bhimal (Grewia optiva) kharik (Celtis australis) are free from tannin, which makes them best for digestibility. This paper attempts to analyse the fodder-feeding pattern in sample villages of Central Himalaya, especially in context of remotely placed far-flung tracts of Uttarakhand.

망 특성이 다른 청보리의 수확시기별 수량 및 사료가치

본 연구는 가축의 기호성을 향상시키기 위하여 개발된 삼차망, 무망 등 망이 퇴화된 청보리 품종(계통)의 수확시기별 생산성과 사료가치를 검토하여 청보리 생산, 이용 및 육종에 유용한 정보를 얻고자 일반망인 영양보리, 삼차망인 유연보리, 유호보리, 익산449호, 익산456호, 무망인 익산448호 등 6품종(계통)을 공시하고, 각 품종별로 출수 후 20일부터 5일 간격으로 5회에 걸쳐 수확하여 생산성 및 사료가치를 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 출수기는 삼차망인 유연보리가 4월 22일로 가장 빨랐고, 무망인 익산448호가 4월 29일로 가장 늦었다. 초장은 익산456호가 116 cm로 가장 컸고, 유연보리가 98 cm로 가장 짧았다. 건물수량은 일반망인 영양보리와 삼차망인 익산456호가 각각 11.4톤/ha 및 11.8톤/ha, TDN 수량도 두 품종이 8.1톤/ha으로 가장 많았으나 무망인 익산448호는 건물수량이 9.7톤/ha, TDN 수량이 7.1톤/ha으로 중간 수준이었고, 삼차망인 유호보리와 익산449호는 낮았으며, 이들 수량은 수확시기가 늦어짐에 따라 증가하였다. 조단백질 함량은 무망인 익산448호 및 유연보리가 각각 10.9%, 10.7로 가장 높았고, 영양보리, 익산449 호, 익산456호는 10.0%로 약간 낮았으며, 유호보리가 9.7%로 가장 낮았는데, 이는 수확시기가 늦어짐에 따라 감소하였다. TDN (%)과 RFV는 익산448호가 각각 73.0%, 183.8로 가장 높았고, 익산456호가 각각 68.0%와 135.4로 가장 낮았으며, 이는 수확시기가 늦어질수록 증가하였다. 또한 망 특성별로 본 평균 TDN 함량과 RFV는 무망인 익산448호가 가장 높았고, 삼차망인 익산456호가 가장 낮았다. This study was conducted to obtain basic a information on growth characteristics, productivity, and feed values of whole crop barleys with different awn types. The field experiments were conducted on land at Iksan, Jeollabuk-do province in Korea for one year. Six barleys with three different awn types, such as Youngyang (rough), Yuyeon (hood), Youho (hood), Iksan449 (hood), Iksan456 (hood), and Iksan448 (awnless), were used in this study. Barleys were harvested on five growth stages after (DAH); 20 days after heading (20 DAH), 25 DAH, 30 DAH, 35 DAH, and 40 DAH. Heading was earlier in Yuyeon (April 22), while was later in Iksan448 (April 29). The maximum dry matter and total digestible nutrients (TDN) yields, 11.8 and 8.1 ton per ha, respectively, was recorded in Ikan456 harvested at 35~40 DAH, followed by Youngyang, Yuyeon, Iksan448, Youho and the lowest in Iksan449. They were increased significantly with advancing crop maturity. Crude protein content was the highest in Iksan448 (10.9%) and the lowest in Youho (9.7%) and that was decreased significantly with late harvest. Total digestible nutrients (TDN) and relative feed value (RFV) were the highest in Iksan448 (73.0%, 183.8, respectively) and the lowest in Iksan456 (68.0%, 135.4, respectively) and they were increased significantly with late harvest. The mean RFV evaluated by awn types was the highest in Iksan448 (183.8) of awnless, the lowest in Youho (149.5) and Iksan456 (135.4), indicated the insufficiency of hooded type barleys as good fodder use. Therefore, in this study suggest that hooded barley should improve forage productivity as well as quality.

PROSOPIS CINERARIA (L.) DRUCE: A BOON PLANT OF DESERT- AN OVERVIEW

Prosopis cineraria (L.) Druce is a deep rooted, nitrogen fixing, multipurpose tree endemic to the hot deserts of India. The tree is known locally as Jandi or Khejri (India), Jand (Pakistan), and Ghaf (Arabic). Its synonym is P. spicigera . These trees are the essential component of the agroforestry land use system in these parts of India. It belongs to the family Leguminosae and subfamily Mimosoideae. The leaves are good fodder for camels, goats and donkeys. The pods are used as a vegetable. Sangri - green pods are boiled and dried. The flowers are useful for honey production. Khejri is also used for soil improvement and sand dune stabilization. The wood is ideal for domestic heating. The bark of the tree has abortifacient and laxative properties. Khejri is reputed for the treatment of asthma and worm. The present review is therefore, an effort to give a detailed survey of the literature on its botanical details, phytochemical reports, pharmacological reports and therapeutic importance.

Effect of leaf and bark aqueous extract of Anogeissus latifolia on growth performance of Vigna unguiculata

The present study was carried out to assess the effect of leaf and bark aqueous extract of Anogeissus latifolia tree on Vigna unguiculata traditional crop to understand the suitability of treecrop combination in agricultural fields. Different concentrations of leaf (1%, 3% and 5%) and bark (1%, 3% and 5%) aqueous extract of A. latifolia were used to study radicle and plumule growth of Vigna unguiculata. The leaf and bark aqueous extract have shown minimum allelopathic effect on V. unguiculata and suppressed/stimulated radicle and plumule growth under different concentrations. The wide distribution of Anogeissus latifolia in a subtropical region of Garhwal Himalaya, provides good fodder fuel wood and timber to the villagers. Therefore introducing Anogeissus latifolia in agricultural field and maintaining the existed trees at boundaries of agricultural fields can be useful to the villagers requirements for the villages and wherever the possible allopathic effect exit can be minimized by lopping the branches of trees and use of naturally flecked off bark for fuel wood purposes.