Can sustainability of maize-mustard cropping system be achieved through balanced nutrient management?

Sarkar, Dibyendu; Baishya, L. K.; Meitei, Ch. Bungbungcha; Naorem, Gulleibi Chanu; Thokchom, Repahini Chanu; Singh, Jogendra; Bhuvaneswari, S.; Batabyal, Kaushik; Das, Ruma; Padhan, Dhaneshwar; Prakash, Narendra; Rahman, Feroze H.

doi:10.1016/j.fcr.2018.05.018

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“…The mean content of the 0-20 cm soil layer was 1255.99 mg/kg and that of the 20-40 cm layer was 719.23 mg/kg. The demand for K by vegetables transcended not only the demand for P, but also the demand for N [27] . Except for K 2 SO 4 , the K contents of the organic fertilizers, especially chicken and pig manure that applied in the local area were high, which increased the available K content in the soil.…”

Section: Changes In Available Phosphorus and Available Potassium In Vmentioning

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Variations of soil quality from continuously planting greenhouses in North China

Li¹,

Xu²,

Liu³

2019

International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

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Vegetable greenhouses form a significant land utilisation pattern in China. A case study of the greenhouse soil quality changes and potential risk to humans under a specific long-term environment, which includes high fertilization rates, high temperatures and humidity levels and out-of-season cultivation, is presented in this study. Soil profiles of 72 representative solar greenhouses with various planting years were sampled in Shouguang City, which is the birthplace of winter greenhouse in China. The temporal distribution of soil quality changes were quantitatively evaluated through the application of a correlation analysis and soil quality assessment. The soil was highly enriched with phosphorus and potassium and had low organic matter content. The organic matter, nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium contents increased with the years planted, reached their peak values after 5-10 a, and declined as the soil layer's depth increased. The infiltration rate of nitrate was relatively high, which poses risks to underground water safety. A comprehensive soil quality assessment revealed that in vegetable greenhouses planted for different periods, the soil quality improved at first and then sharply declined after 10 a. Studying greenhouse soil quality changes will aid in implementing nutrient management strategies to improve the soil quality and sustainable development programs for the vegetable industry.

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Section: Changes In Available Phosphorus and Available Potassium In Vmentioning

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Variations of soil quality from continuously planting greenhouses in North China

Li¹,

Xu²,

Liu³

2019

International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

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“…In this study, a relatively higher mean yields were exhibited in the NE®, however being comparable to the RDF. The yield differences in the NE® and RDF plots could be due to the variation in the fertilizer rates, besides the NE® entailed applications of the balanced and location-speci c, which is fundamentally based on the nutrient carrying capacity, thereby it may have enhanced the internal nutrient e ciency 19,39,12 . Possibly, optimal nutrition would have led to the better partitioning of the photosynthates, thereby, more vigorous plant growth with the stiffer rooting and greater resistance against the abiotic stresses 40 .…”

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“…The MBC depicts nutrient cycling ability of a soil under different management practices 56,57 in concurs with the SOM content. The CA-practices coupled with the NE® / RDF favours build-up of the SOC through, rhizo-deposition of root stubbles 58,39 , that certainly increased the MBC 59 and crop yields 60,61 . Besides, the greater SOM would expedite the soil MBC and other biological activities 62 .…”

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Effects of Long-Term (7 Years) Adoption of Conservation Agriculture and Nutrient Management Practices on the Soil Properties, System Crop and Water Productivity and Farm Economics of a Maize–Chickpea Rotation 

Pooniya

Zhiipao

Biswakarma

et al. 2020

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Conservation agriculture (CA)-based practices have been promoted and recouped, as they hold the potential to enhance farm profits besides a consistent improvement in soil properties. The CA-based crop establishment practices (CEP) along with adequate fertilizer inputs in the diversified maize-chickpea rotation (MCR) could be a profitable choice to sustain the crop production of Indo-Gangetic plains in the posterity. Therefore, a seven years' field experiment consisting of three CEP viz., zero till flatbed (ZTFB), permanent beds (PNB), conventional system (CT) along with the three nutrient management practices; nutrient expert assisted: site-specific nutrient management (NE®), recommended fertilization (RDF), and farmers’ fertilizer practice (FFP), was carried out from 2013–2020 in a sandy loam soil of the north-western Indo-Gangetic plains. Seven years’ mean maize grain yield under the ZTFB (4.34 Mg ha-1) and PNB (4.37 Mg ha-1) was significantly (p<0.05) higher than the CT (3.79 Mg ha-1). The NE® and RDF had 25.7% and 22.3% greater maize grain yield than the FFP, respectively. Similarly, ZTFB and PNB had 12.2% and 21.5% greater chickpea seed yield, respectively over the CT. The NE® and RDF gave 12.1% and 8.4% higher chickpea seed yield over the FFP, respectively. The CA-based CEP (ZTFB / PNB) produced 13.9–17.6% (seven years’ mean) higher maize grain equivalent yield (MGEY) compared to the CT, while NE® and RDF had 10.7–20% higher MGEY than the FFP. Furthermore, the PNB and ZTFB gave 28.8% and 24% additional net returns than the CT, while NE® and RDF had 22.8% and 17.4% greater returns, respectively over the FFP. The mean data showed that PNB had 7.5% and 30.8% greater system water productivity (SWP) than the ZTFB and CT, the NE® and RDF had 20% and 14% greater SWP than the FFP, respectively. After harvest of the 7th year maize, the PNB and ZTFB had 2.3–4.1% (0.0-0.20 m soil layers) lower bulk density (ρb) than the CT, however NE® and RDF had 1–1.9% lower ρb compared to the FFP. The CEP had a significant (p<0.05) impact on the soil organic carbon (OC) in 0.0-0.20 m soil layers but it remained unaffected due to the nutrient management beyond 0.10 m soil depth. Microbial biomass carbon (MBC) increased by 8–19% (0.0-0.50 m soil layers) in the ZTFB / PNB over the CT, and by 7.6–11.0% in the NE® / RDF over FFP. The sustainability yield index (SYI) was also greater under the CA-based CEP and with the NE® or RDF compared to the CT practices. Hence, the present study suggests that the CA-based CEP coupled with the NE® or RDF could enhance the yields, farm profits, soil properties of the maize-chickpea rotation, thereby, could sustain the production in long-run.

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“…Light-textured acidic Inceptisols under subtropical climate contain plenty of Fe and Al oxides and hydroxides and are inherently deficient in micronutrients i.e., Zn and B [2,3]. Continuous supply of micronutrientfree inorganic NPK fertilizers in agriculture may further aggravate the situation of deficiencies of micronutrients [4,5] and sometimes of secondary nutrient S [6] in soil. Sulphur deficiency in soils has been associated with poor nitrogen utilization efficiency Zhao et al [7], while Zn deficiency causes poor seedling development and seed setting [8] and B deficiency results poor root growth [9].…”

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“…The supply of plant nutrients, particularly N, P and K through inorganic sources or organic manure into soil influences availability of not only NPK but also other essential nutrients including micronutrients and supply of any essential plant nutrient alters soil biogeochemical cycles [12,4]. Availability of essential nutrients in soil alters their concentration in plant tissues and in turn photosynthetic activity, growth and productivity of crops [13].…”

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Continuous Rice Cropping System with Integrated Use of Inorganic and Organic Sources of Nutrients for Soil Quality Improvement

Majhi

Rahman

Bhattacharya

2021

IJECC

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Maintenance of soil quality is considered to be the key to attain sustainability in agricultural production and thus to achieve food security. In this study we tried to answer a research question as to whether integrated application of inorganic and organic sources of nutrients can maintain productivity and soil quality in rice-rice cropping system. To address this, total 27 physical, chemical (including organic C and soil fertility parameters) and biological (including enzyme activities) properties of an acidic sandy loam soil, which were subjected to different nutrient management (NM) practices for nine years of rice-rice cropping under submergence in subtropical India were critically assessed. Seven NM practices comprised of organic [farmyard manure (FYM)], inorganic fertilizers (sources of N, P, K, S, Zn, and B) and some of their combinations were tested using randomized complete block design with four replications. Integrated use of inorganic fertilizers (NPK) and organic manure (FYM) sustained productivity of rice-rice cropping system and aggraded soil quality as compared to only inorganic fertilizers even with inclusion of S, Zn and B. The NPK+FYM was superior among the NM practices to improve physical, chemical and biological properties of soil. Cation exchange capacity, non-exchangeable K and microbial biomass C were screened as the most sensitive attributes for assessing soil quality. Although the present study demonstrated the positive influence of integrated NM, application of even 80-17.5-50 kg N-P-K along with 5 Mg FYM ha-1 in each rice season failed to maintain total K content in soil. This suggested for readjustment of dose of inorganic fertilizers and organic manure and their application schedule for adequate replenishment of K in acidic sandy loam soil under rice-rice cropping in subtropical climate.

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Can sustainability of maize-mustard cropping system be achieved through balanced nutrient management?

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Variations of soil quality from continuously planting greenhouses in North China

Variations of soil quality from continuously planting greenhouses in North China

Effects of Long-Term (7 Years) Adoption of Conservation Agriculture and Nutrient Management Practices on the Soil Properties, System Crop and Water Productivity and Farm Economics of a Maize–Chickpea Rotation

Continuous Rice Cropping System with Integrated Use of Inorganic and Organic Sources of Nutrients for Soil Quality Improvement

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Variations of soil quality from continuously planting greenhouses in North China

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Effects of Long-Term (7 Years) Adoption of Conservation Agriculture and Nutrient Management Practices on the Soil Properties, System Crop and Water Productivity and Farm Economics of a Maize–Chickpea Rotation&nbsp;

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