~ 1191 ~ International Journal of Advanced Biochemistry Research 2025 ; SP-9 (8 ): 1191 -1195 ISSN Print: 2617-4693 ISSN Online: 2617-4707 NAAS Rating (2025): 5.29 IJABR 2025; SP-9(8): 1191-1195 www.biochemjournal.com Received: 26-05-2025 Accepted: 29-06-2025 Tanmaya Sekhar Nayak M.Sc. Scholar, Department Of Silviculture and Agroforestry, College of Forestry, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India Dr. Antony Joseph Raj Professor, Department Of Silviculture and Agroforestry, College of Forestry, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India Corresponding Author: Tanmaya Sekhar Nayak M.Sc. Scholar, Department Of Silviculture and Agroforestry, College of Forestry, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India Effect of inorganic & organic fertilizers on the growth & yield of garlic (Allium sativum L.) under chironji (Buchanania lanzan Spreng.) based agroforestry system Tanmaya Sekhar Nayak and Antony Joseph Raj DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.33545/26174693.2025.v9.i8Sq.5336 Abstract Aim: To evaluate the effects of inorganic and organic fertilizer on the growth (plant height, number of leaves, leaf length) yield (bulb weight, bulb diameter, yield per plot, yield per ha) and economics (cost of cultivation, cost of treatments, B: C ratio). Study Design: The study was conducted over a period of 7 months and included two plots one under open condition while the other under Chironji based Agroforestry System. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at the Research and Nursery of the College of Forestry, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences, Prayagraj during the period of October to April 2024-25. Methodology: In both the sites RBD (Randomized Block Design) was followed, consisting of 12 treatments and 3 replication, with a net plot area of (3m*3m=9m 2 ) and a net experimental area of (36m*9m=324m 2 ) each. Comparisons were made on the basis of treatments as well as under open & Chironji based Agroforestry System. Results: Treatment T10 (50% RDF+25% Neem Cake+ 25% Vermicompost) showed the best results in growth and yield in both Open and Under Chironji based Agroforestry System, closely followed by the treatment T1 (100%RDF). Although results under open condition were higher in every case, with time the overall income will be higher under Chironji based Agroforestry System. Conclusion: The study highlights the effects of combining inorganic fertilizer with organic fertilizer for a more sustainable, efficient, economically productive outcomes. The treatments used in the study doesn’t solely depends on shifting towards organic fertilizer nor does it depends completely on chemical fertilizers but combines them both for the preservation of the ecosystem as well as reducing the dependency on chemical fertilizer. Keywords: Agroforestry, chironji, inorganic fertilizers, organic fertilizers, organic carbon, soil electrical conductivity, FYM, vermicompost, neemcake Introduction Agroforestry is a dynamic, ecologically oriented strategy for managing natural resources that integrates trees and other woody perennials into farms and rangeland to diversify output and maintain it for greater social, economic and environmental advantages. Agroforestry is described as a mix of land-use systems that incorporates trees and shrubs on farmland and rural landscapes, whether or not they have animals (National Agroforestry Policy, 2014). The major objective of agroforestry is to optimize production and economic returns per unit area while respecting the principle of sustainable development. In order to attain this objective, certain agroforestry modules have been evolved and standardized, combining optimum land use system with tree-agriculture-livestock production system to give maximum economic returns, simultaneously or sequentially. However, the models have to be designed in such a manner so as to make them technologically feasible, ecologically sustainable, economically viable, and socially acceptable (www.researchgate.net). Chironji Buchanania lanzan Spreng commonly known as “Cuddapah almond”, “Char” or “Chironji” is a valuable tree species found in a mixed dry deciduous forest throughout the greater part of India excluding eastern Himalayan forest and arid regions of north India. The species is native to India. It is widely distributed in the state of Madhya Pradesh,