Summary
Low farm productivity, declining soil fertility, and climatic stress in the semi-arid Bundelkhand region demand sustainable land-use strategies. Integrating Melia dubia with lentil-based systems offers potential to enhance soil fertility, resource efficiency, and profitability. However, limited studies have examined how tree spacing influences lentil seed quality, litterfall nutrient dynamics, and carbon sequestration in M. dubia -based agroforestry. A field experiment was conducted during the 2023–24 Rabi season at the Forestry Research Farm, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, India. The study employed a split-plot design with three M. dubia spacings (5 × 5 m, 5 × 4 m, and 5 × 3 m) and two lentil varieties (IPL 316 and L 4727), along with a so
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