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Effect of Various Land Configurations on Soil Charactersics, Nutrient Loss and Peak Discharge of Stage Hydrograph


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1 Post Graduate Institute Dr. Pajabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola (M.S.), India
2 Graduate Institute Dr. Pajabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola (M.S.), India
     

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In order to study the various land configurations and the impact of soil and water conservation measures in terms of improving the in soil characterstics, soil nutrients and reduction in soil and nutrient losses, three land configurations were studied for soil-water management, viz., cultivation along the slope with opening of tide furrow (T1), contour cultivation with opening of alternate furrow (T2) and contour cultivation with opening of ridges and furrows (T3). The present investigation revealed that the treatment T3 was more prominent and favourably influenced the soil characterstics, soil nutriestsdue to the drastic change in the runoff hydrograph characteristics and reduction soil loss and nutrient losses, followed by treatment T2 over the treatment T1. In the context of above results, it is concluded that the various land configurations measures is the need of day in rainfed agriculture for the management of erratic and vagarious rainfall and improving the in soil characterstics and soil nutrients under the changing climatic conditions. The runoff occurred in all the treatments were due to second storm only. While comparing the peak discharge among all the treatment, it was found that, the treatment T1had highest peak discharge 11.7 lps followed by treatment T2 (10.7 lps) and treatment T3 (2.03 lps). It was found that in treatment T2 nitrogen (N) loss reduced from 21.82 kg ha-1 to 2.4kg ha-1 (i.e.89.00 %) over the treatment T1and in treatment T3 it was reduced upto 0.59 kg ha-1 (i.e. 95.46%) over T1.There was same trend was observed in case of phosphorus (P) and potassium (K).

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Land Configurations, Soil Charactersics, Nutrient Loss, Peak Discharge.
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Authors

M. P. Sathe
Post Graduate Institute Dr. Pajabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola (M.S.), India
M. G. Kale
Graduate Institute Dr. Pajabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola (M.S.), India
S. A. Lad
Graduate Institute Dr. Pajabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola (M.S.), India

Abstract


In order to study the various land configurations and the impact of soil and water conservation measures in terms of improving the in soil characterstics, soil nutrients and reduction in soil and nutrient losses, three land configurations were studied for soil-water management, viz., cultivation along the slope with opening of tide furrow (T1), contour cultivation with opening of alternate furrow (T2) and contour cultivation with opening of ridges and furrows (T3). The present investigation revealed that the treatment T3 was more prominent and favourably influenced the soil characterstics, soil nutriestsdue to the drastic change in the runoff hydrograph characteristics and reduction soil loss and nutrient losses, followed by treatment T2 over the treatment T1. In the context of above results, it is concluded that the various land configurations measures is the need of day in rainfed agriculture for the management of erratic and vagarious rainfall and improving the in soil characterstics and soil nutrients under the changing climatic conditions. The runoff occurred in all the treatments were due to second storm only. While comparing the peak discharge among all the treatment, it was found that, the treatment T1had highest peak discharge 11.7 lps followed by treatment T2 (10.7 lps) and treatment T3 (2.03 lps). It was found that in treatment T2 nitrogen (N) loss reduced from 21.82 kg ha-1 to 2.4kg ha-1 (i.e.89.00 %) over the treatment T1and in treatment T3 it was reduced upto 0.59 kg ha-1 (i.e. 95.46%) over T1.There was same trend was observed in case of phosphorus (P) and potassium (K).

Keywords


Land Configurations, Soil Charactersics, Nutrient Loss, Peak Discharge.

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