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Effect of Inorganic and Rhizobium Fertilizer Levels on Soil Physco-chemical Properties under Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Cultivation


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A field experiment was conducted on effect of different levels of inorganic fertilizers and Rhizobium on soil properties with pea (Pisum sativum L.) during Rabi season 2013-14 at the Research farm of Soil Science, Allahabad. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with three replications, with 3 × 3 factorial RBD, on sandy loam soil sand 61.73 per cent, silt 20.12 per cent and clay 18.15 per cent (Inceptisol), consisted nine treatment it was observed that the best findings were reported for post harvest soil properties in treatment T8 L2R2 (N30 P60 K40 kgha-1 and 20 g Rhizobium kg-1 seed), organic carbon 0.62 per cent, available nitrogen 273.43 kg ha-1, phosphorus 29.60 kg ha-1, potassium, 165.99 kg ha-1, pore space 50.54 per cent, bulk density 1.35g cm-3, particle density 2.73g cm-3, pH 7.64 and EC at 25°C 0.25 dSm-1, respectively, and available nitrogen, phosphorus, organic carbon, pore space were found to be significant, and available potassium, bulk density, particle density, EC, pH, were found to be non-significant.Adequate plant nutrient supply holds the key for improving the food grain production and sustaining soil fertility.

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Inorganic Fertilizer, Rhizobium, Soil Properties, Pea.
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Authors

Hemraj Meena
Department of Soil Science, Allahabad School of Agriculture, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad (U.P.), India
Narendra Swaroop
Department of Soil Science, Allahabad School of Agriculture, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad (U.P.), India

Abstract


A field experiment was conducted on effect of different levels of inorganic fertilizers and Rhizobium on soil properties with pea (Pisum sativum L.) during Rabi season 2013-14 at the Research farm of Soil Science, Allahabad. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with three replications, with 3 × 3 factorial RBD, on sandy loam soil sand 61.73 per cent, silt 20.12 per cent and clay 18.15 per cent (Inceptisol), consisted nine treatment it was observed that the best findings were reported for post harvest soil properties in treatment T8 L2R2 (N30 P60 K40 kgha-1 and 20 g Rhizobium kg-1 seed), organic carbon 0.62 per cent, available nitrogen 273.43 kg ha-1, phosphorus 29.60 kg ha-1, potassium, 165.99 kg ha-1, pore space 50.54 per cent, bulk density 1.35g cm-3, particle density 2.73g cm-3, pH 7.64 and EC at 25°C 0.25 dSm-1, respectively, and available nitrogen, phosphorus, organic carbon, pore space were found to be significant, and available potassium, bulk density, particle density, EC, pH, were found to be non-significant.Adequate plant nutrient supply holds the key for improving the food grain production and sustaining soil fertility.

Keywords


Inorganic Fertilizer, Rhizobium, Soil Properties, Pea.

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