International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 5
First page : (1150) Last page : (1155)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5287

Sustaining Productivity, Available Nutrient and Microbial Status of Soil through INM in Pearlmillet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) -Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Cropping System

Amit Kumar*, Pawan Kumar, Mukesh Kumar and Naresh Kumar
Department of Agronomy, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125004 India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: amitsodhi1986@gmail.com
Received: 23.07.2017  |  Revised: 30.08.2017   |  Accepted: 6.09.2017  

 ABSTRACT

A field experiment was conducted at CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar during 2009-10 to evaluate the influence of INM in Pearlmillet (Pennisetum glaucum L.)-Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cropping system on productivity, available nutrient status and microbial status of soil. Experiment consisting of 12 treatment combinations viz., T1- control (no fertilizer): T2 -, 50% recommended NPK to pearlmillet and wheat: T3 - 50% recommended NPK to pearlmillet and 100% recommended NPK to wheat; T4 - 75% recommended NPK to pearlmillet and wheat; T5 - 100% recommended NPK to pearlmillet and wheat; T6 - 50% NPK + 50% N (farmyard manure) to pearlmillet and 100% recommended NPK to wheat; T7 - 75% NPK + 25% N (farmyard manure) to pearlmillet and 75% recommended NPK to wheat; T8 - 50% NPK + 50% N (wheat straw) to pearlmillet and 100% recommended NPK to wheat; T9 - 75% NPK + 25% N (wheat straw) to pearlmillet and 75% recommended NPK to wheat; T­10 - 50% NPK + 50% N (Sesbania spp.) to pearlmillet and 100% recommended NPK to wheat; T11 - 75% NPK + 25% N (Sesbania spp.) to pearlmillet and 75% recommended NPK to wheat and T12 - farmers’ practice laid out in randomized block design. Results of the experiment show that integrated nutrient supply improve the productivity of Wheat- Pearlmillet cropping system and enhance the microbes' counts and establishment of soil.

Key words:Pearlmillet-Wheat, Cropping System, INM, FYM, Nutrient Status, Microbial Status

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Cite this article: Kumar, A., Kumar, P., Kumar, M. and Kumar, N., Sustaining Productivity, Available Nutrient and Microbial Status of Soil through INM in Pearlmillet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) -Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Cropping System, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.5(5): 1150-1155 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5287