Vol. 10, Issue 11 (2021)

Author(s):
Chetna S Kumbhar, VK Kharche, SD Jadhao, NM Konde and SM Bhoyar

Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted during kharif and rabi seasons of 2018-19 and 2019-20 to evaluate the impact of conservation agricultural management practices on yield, nutrient content and uptake by soybean and chickpea in different villages of Barshi Takali tahsil, Akola District in Maharashtra. Among the ten selected farmers each farmer treated as one treatment. Each sample was treated as one replication and three samples were taken from each site. Thus 10 treatments with 3 replications were studied using RBD design. The results inferred that significantly higher soybean grain yield (24.00, 23.67 q ha^-1) was recorded during 2018-19 and 2019-20 respectively under conventional tillage. However, higher chickpea grain yield (21.31, 20.83 q ha^-1) was recorded under (T₄) where conventional tillage practices done each year during 2018-19 and 2019-20 respectively. The yield of soybean was comparatively more under conventional agricultural practices, but it was very close to yields obtained in conservation agriculture. Similarly, significant highest nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium content and uptake were registered where the conservation tillage was followed for 15 years along with management of residue.