Vol. 12, Issue 3 (2023)

Author(s):
AR Katara, Dr. DD Patel, DT Chaudhari, SV Gosavi, PM Patel and RS Patel

Abstract:
A field experiment entitled, “Effect of nutrient management on soil properties after harvest of Indian bean in Indian bean-summer sorghum cropping sequence” was conducted at College farm, N. M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari (Gujarat) during kharif and rabi season of 2019-20 and 2020-21. The field experiment consisted of nutrient management treatments viz., T₁:- RDF (25 N-50 P₂O₅-00 K₂O kg/ha), T₂:- 75% RDF, T₃:- 75% RDF + Vermicompost @ 2 t/ha, T₄:- 75% RDF + FYM @ 5 t/ha, T₅:- 75% RDF + Biocompost @ 5 t/ha, T₆:- 75% RDF + Vermicompost @ 2 t/ha + NPK consortia @ 1 litre/ha soil treatment, T₇:- 75% RDF + FYM @ 5 t/ha + NPK consortia @ 1 litre/ha soil treatment and T₈:- 75% RDF + Biocompost @ 5 t/ha + NPK consortia @ 1 litre/ha soil treatment to Indian bean in rabi season and all these treatments replicated three times in randomized block design. On the basis of two-year pooled results, it was observed that soil physical, chemical and biological properties after harvest of Indian bean showed significant improvement through integration of inorganics, organics as well as biofertilizer.