Vol. 10, Issue 12 (2021)

Author(s):
Ipsita Pattanaik, Vidyanand Mishra, Anusuiya Panda, Uttam Kumar, Biplab Choudhari, Chandrabhooshan Singh and Sushma

Abstract:
Rice based cropping systems are different from other long term cropping systems as they undergo varying cycles of continuous wetting and drying which alters soil physical, chemical properties as well as the microbial activities to great extent. The productivity of the rice-based cropping system is comparatively low, and it continues to decline in India due to various soil-related constraints. Keeping in view the significance of soil quality in rice-based intensive cropping system, the present study was undertaken with the objective of identifying several physical and chemical attributes of Vertisols of Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh under rice based cropping systems. Soil properties varied significantly between the cropping systems and subsequently it is concluded that the soil attributes recorded better under rice-legume i.e. rice-chickpea (RC) and rice-lathyrus (RL) cropping systems compared to that under rice-rice (RR), rice-wheat (RW) and rice- fallow (RF) cropping systems.