Consider the following statements about agrisilviculture and choose the correct statements: (A) It is a land management system where plantation of tree crops and agriculture are practiced simultaneously on the same plot of land. (B) It can be used to produce both wood and agricultural crops. (C) It is a sustainable land-use system that can improve soil health and reduce erosion. (D) It is a three-dimensional production system designed for the concurrent production of agricultural crops, forest crops, and fodder for rearing of domesticated animals on the same plot of land.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct option is B

The correct answer is (B) (A), (B), and (C) only

Explanation:
• Agrisilviculture is a specific sub-system of agroforestry where agricultural crops and forest trees are grown together on the same unit of land.
• Statement (A) is correct as it defines the basic practice of combining tree crops and agriculture.
• Statement (B) is correct because the dual purpose of this system is to provide timber/fuelwood from trees and food/fiber from crops.
• Statement (C) is correct as the deep root systems of trees help in binding the soil, reducing erosion, and the leaf litter improves organic matter content and soil fertility.
• Statement (D) is incorrect because the description of producing agricultural crops, forest crops, AND fodder for animals on the same plot defines 'Agrosilvopastoral' systems, not just agrisilviculture.

Information Booster:
• Agroforestry is broadly classified into three main systems: Agrisilvicultural (crops + trees), Silvopastoral (trees + pasture/livestock), and Agrosilvopastoral (crops + trees + livestock).
• The primary objective of agrisilviculture is to optimize the use of solar energy and soil nutrients across different canopy levels.

Additional Knowledge:
• (Option A, C, D): These options incorrectly include statement (D) or exclude statement (C). Statement (D) specifically refers to Agrosilvopastoral systems which incorporate a livestock component, whereas agrisilviculture is strictly the interaction of agriculture and forestry.