Impacts of Different Sources of Organic Manures on Soil Physico-Chemical Properties, Nutrient Balance and Yield of Rice-Greengram Cropping Sequence under Organic Farming

International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science

© 2019 by SSRG - IJAES Journal

Volume 6 Issue 4

Year of Publication : 2019

Authors : Alagappan Sankaramoorthy ,Venkitaswamy Rangasamy

10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V6I4P112

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Alagappan Sankaramoorthy ,Venkitaswamy Rangasamy, "Impacts of Different Sources of Organic Manures on Soil Physico-Chemical Properties, Nutrient Balance and Yield of Rice-Greengram Cropping Sequence under Organic Farming," SSRG International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science, vol. 6,  no. 4, pp. 65-85, 2019. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V6I4P112

Abstract:

Field experiments were carried out at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India during Samba (August-December) and Summer (February- May) seasons of 2012-2013 and 2013-2014. This study mainly focus on soil physico-chemical properties, nutrient balance and yield in lowland rice-greengram cropping sequence under organic farming. The test variety of rice CO(R)48 and (Co 6) of greengram variety was used for both the year, under site-specific organic farming condition. The field experiment consisted of fourteen treatments which were laid out in Randomized Block Design, replicated thrice and square planting (25 x 25 cm) was adopted. Twelve organic treatments were compared with RDF and INM. The same layout was maintained for residual greengram for both the years. The soil physical and chemical properties, grain and straw yield of rice and greengram were recorded at harvest. Organic carbon content of soil was significantly increased with 100% RDN through green manure followed by all the organic treatments. The INM and RDF were noticed with lesser organic carbon content and the absolute control recorded with the lowest. The soil nutrient contents like soil available NPK, uptake of NPK by the crops and the nutrient (NPK) balance in the rice-greengam cropping sequence were also recorded. The less bulk density, more percent pore space and water holding capacity were recorded in all organic treatments and the INM recorded at par with 100% RDN through green manure and the higher bulk density, lesser percent pore space and water holding capacity was recorded with RDF. The soil available NPK and uptake of NPK at harvest of rice, was higher recorded with INM followed by RDF, whereas among the organic treatments, 100% RDN through green manure followed, by 25% RDN through each organic manures recorded more soil available and uptake of major nutrients in both the years of study. Similar trend was noticed in grain and straw yield of rice and greengram during two year cropping sequence. The N and P balance at the end of the cropping period was positive in all the treatments except the absolute control, whereas the negative K balance was noticed in the entire cropping sequence.

Keywords:

soil physico-chemical properties, soil available NPK, uptake of NPK by crops, nutrient balance, organic farming, grain and straw yield of rice-greengram cropping sequence

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