Physico-chemical Soil Quality Indicators as Influenced by Different Soil Management Practices in Central India

Namrata Yadav¹

Section:Review Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.2 , Issue.2 , pp.9-15, Mar-2015

Online published on Nov 15, 2015

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Abstract :
The concepts of soil quality and health imply an assessment to how well soil functions in improving the crop production and environment. The present research brought out the effect of different soil management practices on soil physical and chemical parameters and help in improving quality of Vertisols. The study was conducted in Central India covering regions of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh and the management history of traditionally followed cropping systems under tillage practices (Conservation and conventional), with nutrient management through inorganic and integrated management practices. The soil quality indicators such as bulk density, water holding capacity, soil pH, EC, organic carbon and available N, P, K, S were analyzed in the rhizosphere surface (0-15 cm) soil samples from stated regions. Conservation tillage practices decreased the soil bulk density (1.07±0.06g/cc) and improved the total water holding capacity (56.06±5.73%) of soil as compared to conventional tillage (1.38±0.12g/cc and 48.36±6.59 %, respectively). The integrated use of fertilizers and manures (either poultry manure or FYM) helped in elevating these two parameters (1.21±0.14 g/cc and 50.42±4.22%, respectively) as compared to inorganic fertilization alone (1.55±10 g/cc and 32.74±3.45% respectively). Integrated use of FYM/ poultry manure with fertilizers was also found to be influential in raising the organic carbon storage of soil (11.53±1.22-18.50±9.82Mgha-1) under conservation tillage as compared to inorganic fertilization with either conservation or conventional tillage (8.38±0.93-13.34±3.60Mgha-1). The practice of integrated nutrient management with conservation tillage in different traditionally followed cropping systems as well increased the contents of available N (137±15.28 µg g-1 soil), P (16.7±3.12 µg g-1 soil), K (251±107.39 µg g-1 soil), and S (13.0±8.35 µg g-1 soil) in soils. Our results indicated that integrated nutrient management (inorganic fertilization with FYM or poultry manure) of these cropping systems under conservation tillage and integrated nutrient management enhances the soil physico-chemical quality indicators.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Soil Physico-Chemical Quality Indicators, Inorganic Fertilization with FYM

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