Effect of crop combinations and nutrient management practices on the growth parameters, yield attributes and yield of horsegram under sweetcorn based cropping systems in rainfed upland
Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: Low yields in rainfed upland are a common occurrence due to erratic rainfall, moisture stress during critical crop growth period, low soil fertility, severe weed competition. A field study was conducted at Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar to augment the productivity in such ecosystem during the kharif and Rabi of 2017-18. The experiment was laid out in split plot design with 4 main plots for cropping systems and 3 sub plots dealing with nutrient management practices. Horsegram was shown in residual soil fertility and residual soil moisture in rabi following rice (C1), sweet corn (C2), sweet corn + black gram (C3) and sweet corn + cowpea (C4). Study revealed that incorporating crop residues after kharif as well as balanced fertilizer application with 75% RDN and 25% N through organic source influenced the horsegram yield positively. Due to higher obtained yield in C3 and C4 under INM, the premium price for the produce also gives a sustainable profit.
Authors: Barsita Swain, LM Garnayak, Pranit Naik
Language: English
Subfield: Soil Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3088685705