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Impact of Deep Cultivation on Run-Off, Soil and Nutrient Conservation in Rainfed Conditions


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1 Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola (M.S.), India
2 Agro-Ecology and Environment Centre, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Agriculture University, Akola (M.S.), India
     

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A field experiment was conducted on cropping systems for in situ soil and moisture conservation during the Kharif season of 2012-13 at Agro-ecology and Environment Centre, Dr. P.D.K.V., Akola. The main objective was to estimate in situ soil and moisture conservation and to study the effect on crop growth and productivity. The experiment consisted of two crops viz., cotton (variety-AKA-7) and soybean (variety- JS-335) with eight treatments of cropping systems and cultivation practices. Data pertaining to the growth and yield of soybean (JS-335) and cotton (AKA-7) indicated the favorable effects of 30 cm deep cultivation in medium deep soil under sole and intercropping systems. Results on growth parameters revealed that the performance of soybean crop in terms of plant height, no. of branches, no. of pods, grain yield, straw yield and WUE under 30 cm deep cultivation was found better in both, sole (T5) and intercropping systems (T7) over shallow cultivation (T2 and T4). The performance of the cotton crop in terms of plant height, no. of branches and picked bolls per plant, seed cotton, stalk yield and WUE under deep cultivation was found better in both, sole (T6) and intercropping systems (T7) over T3 and T4 under shallow cultivation. The maximum soil moisture content up to the depth of 60 cm was observed 11.08 to 17.86 per cent in T7 followed by T6 (10.96 to 17.17 %) and minimum in T5 (10.76 to 16.98 %).Over the treatment of T2, T3 and T4, respectively. The maximum increase in soil moisture content was observed 10.12 to 15.94 per cent in T5 followed by T6 (8.25 to 12.29 %) and T7 (9.48 to 10.79 %) over the treatment of T2, T3 and T4, respectively.

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Cropping System, Growth, Intercropping, Moisture, Water Use Efficiency.
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Authors

S. M. Taley
Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola (M.S.), India
S. M. Pongde
Agro-Ecology and Environment Centre, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Agriculture University, Akola (M.S.), India
S. C. Vilhekar
Agro-Ecology and Environment Centre, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Agriculture University, Akola (M.S.), India

Abstract


A field experiment was conducted on cropping systems for in situ soil and moisture conservation during the Kharif season of 2012-13 at Agro-ecology and Environment Centre, Dr. P.D.K.V., Akola. The main objective was to estimate in situ soil and moisture conservation and to study the effect on crop growth and productivity. The experiment consisted of two crops viz., cotton (variety-AKA-7) and soybean (variety- JS-335) with eight treatments of cropping systems and cultivation practices. Data pertaining to the growth and yield of soybean (JS-335) and cotton (AKA-7) indicated the favorable effects of 30 cm deep cultivation in medium deep soil under sole and intercropping systems. Results on growth parameters revealed that the performance of soybean crop in terms of plant height, no. of branches, no. of pods, grain yield, straw yield and WUE under 30 cm deep cultivation was found better in both, sole (T5) and intercropping systems (T7) over shallow cultivation (T2 and T4). The performance of the cotton crop in terms of plant height, no. of branches and picked bolls per plant, seed cotton, stalk yield and WUE under deep cultivation was found better in both, sole (T6) and intercropping systems (T7) over T3 and T4 under shallow cultivation. The maximum soil moisture content up to the depth of 60 cm was observed 11.08 to 17.86 per cent in T7 followed by T6 (10.96 to 17.17 %) and minimum in T5 (10.76 to 16.98 %).Over the treatment of T2, T3 and T4, respectively. The maximum increase in soil moisture content was observed 10.12 to 15.94 per cent in T5 followed by T6 (8.25 to 12.29 %) and T7 (9.48 to 10.79 %) over the treatment of T2, T3 and T4, respectively.

Keywords


Cropping System, Growth, Intercropping, Moisture, Water Use Efficiency.

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