Vol. 11, Issue 12 (2022)

Author(s):
VG Raut, Dr. US Surve, KA Chavan and P Kharche

Abstract:
A filed experiment on “Effect of green manuring and organic formulations on soil health and productivity of rabi crops” was carried out during the year 2018-19 and 2019-20 at Integrated Farming System Research Project Farm, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Dist. Ahmednagar, Maharashtra (India).The experiment consists of 3 main plot treatments of kharif green mauring crop (viz., G₀- no green manure crop (Cultivated fallow), G₁- sunnhemp and G₂- dhaincha), 3 sub plot treatments of rabi crops (viz., C₁- wheat, C₂- chickpea and C₃- onion) and 3 sub-sub plot treatments of organic formulation (viz., O₁- jeevamrut, O₂- em solution and O₃- vermiwash). The experiment was laid out in split-split plot design and replicated three times. At the end of two year experiment, Incorporation of dhaincha (G₂) as green manuring crop during kharif season, followed by application of Jeevamrut @ 500 lit per ha^-1 through second and third irrigation during rabi season improve the soil physical, chemical and biological properties during both the years. The mean field capacity, permanent wilting point, bulk density and soil porosity was 33.81, 16.60 percent, 1.29 g cm^-3 and 49.37 per cent during first year and 33.92, 16.64 percent, 1.27 g cm^-3 and 50.07 per cent during second year, respectively.