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Effect of phosphorus, farmyard manure and nitrogen on some soil properties in a soya bean-maize sequence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

P. M. Nimje
Affiliation:
Division of Agronomy, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi – 110 012, India
Jagdish Seth
Affiliation:
Division of Agronomy, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi – 110 012, India

Summary

The effects of applying phosphorus, farmyard manure (FYM) and nitrogen on some soil properties were studied at the end of 2 years of field experimentation at New Delhi, India. Each year a crop of soya bean sown in the rainy season received phosphorus and farmyard manure and maize sown in winter received nitrogen fertilizer. Phosphorus was applied to soya bean at 0, 40 and 80 kg P2O5/ha, farmyard manure at 0 and 15 t/ha and nitrogen to maize at 0, 60 and 120 kg N/ha. Phosphorus application increased organic C, total N and available P status of the soil. It also improved bulk density and water-holding capacity of the soil. Farmyard manure increased organic C, total N, available P and K and pH of the soil, but decreased EC and bulk density of the soil. Water-holding capacity of the soil was increased by FYM. N fertilizer increased organic C and total N only.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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