Abstract:
A study was conducted at Kedargonj area of Chuadanga district to know the perfomence of hybrid cotton
in association with papaya, mango and litchi plants and assess the profitibiliry. The land was medium high
belonging to High Ganges Flood Plain (AEZ II). The experiment was laid out in RCBD with four
replications. The study revealed that the highest plant height was recorded in litchi field but the highest
sympodial branch, boll per plant and yield of cotton was found in open field. Among the fruit trees. the
highest yield of cotton was found at papaya field and the lowest yield of cotton was found in litchi field as
a agroforestry system. Economic evaluation revealed that papaya + cotton was the most profitable
ago forestry system.
