KUMAR AVINASH BHARATI

Central National Herbarium, Botanical survey of India, Howrah-711103.

ABSTRACT

Agroforestry practices are traditional method for providing livelihood and sustainable management of resources. It is a management of trees and crops for light, water and nutrients in favour of farmer. Cultivation of indigenous trees with high- value products enhances profitability and provides economic security. Wild relatives of crops are genetic resources of desirable characters which may be utilized in the plant breeding for increase in productivity, disease resistance, management insect and pest, etc. In present study, 98 crops with their wild relatives of agroforestry species are enumerated. This may be utilized for plant breeding programmes.

KEYWORDS: Agroforestry, Wild relatives, Genetic resources, Plant breeding.