Nutrient content of maize and soil organic matter status under various tillage methods and farmyard manure levels

Iqbal, Muhammad; Anwar-ul-Hassan,; Lal, Rattan

doi:10.1080/09064710601029646

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“…The result of nutrient release study conducted separately in the present investigation stands in testimony to the enhanced K uptake found with nutriseed pack. Further, the recorded results also corroborate to the findings of Iqbal et al (2007) who found that the application of K at sowing time increased enzyme activation which increased flag leaf and average leaf area thus resulted in the highest grain yield of maize.…”

Section: Potassium Uptakesupporting

confidence: 87%

Effect of Nutriseed Pack Technique on Yield and Nutrient Uptake of Maize Under Surface Irrigation

Radhika¹,

Arulmozhiselvan²,

Velu³

et al. 2012

MAJ

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Nutriseed pack technique is a way of deep placing fertilizer in the root zone simultaneously when sowing seed of crop. In order to evaluate the effect of different levels of nutrients viz., 75 per cent, 100 per cent and 125 per cent was provided through Nutriseed pack and in addition to nutrients furadan, neem cake also used to prepare Nutriseed pack. A field experiment was conducted with the test crop of hybrid maize COH(M)5 under surface irrigation. Nutriseed pack with furadan (with 100% NPK) recorded the highest N uptake of 65.4 and 55.1 kg ha -1 at harvest in stover and grain respectively. The Yield of COH(M)5 hybrid maize was higher with nutriseed pack placement. Nutriseed pack with furadan (with 100% NPK) recorded the highest grain yield of 5290 kg ha -1 which was 18.7 per cent higher than surface broadcast, and stover yield of 8500 kg ha -1 which was 17.7 per cent higher than surface broadcast.

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Section: Potassium Uptakesupporting

confidence: 87%

Effect of Nutriseed Pack Technique on Yield and Nutrient Uptake of Maize Under Surface Irrigation

Radhika¹,

Arulmozhiselvan²,

Velu³

et al. 2012

MAJ

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“…() reported differences in plant herbage concentrations of Ca, K, P and Mg due to differences in the plough‐depth layer. Differences in relation to depth of cultivation were also reported for K and P contents in plant shoots (Iqbal et al ., ) and in plant leaf (Agbede, ), although Agbede () detected no differences in leaf Ca and Mg contents for different soil depths.…”

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confidence: 96%

“…Organic solid cattle manure applications generally increased the mineral contents of intercropping mixtures in comparison with control over two different soil depths (by about 3–43%). Similarly, it was reported previously that manure application increased N levels of maize (Evans et al ., ; Iqbal et al ., ), P and K contents of tall wheatgrass (Butler and Muir, ), P, K, S, Ca, Mg, Na, Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn and B content of annual ryegrass (Yolcu et al ., ) and Mg, K, P, S, Fe and Zn content of Italian ryegrass (Yolcu et al ., ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Effect of applications of organic solid cattle manure on Hungarian vetch and barley intercropping mixtures grown on soils of different depths

Yolcu

2014

Grass and Forage Science

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Sloping fields on soils of shallow depth to tillage are commonly left uncultivated in many parts of the world. This study was conducted to compare the effects on morphological traits, dry‐matter (DM) yield, legume ratio (LR), crude protein content (CP), crude protein yield (CP yield) and mineral concentrations (N, P, K, S, Ca, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Na, B and Zn) of Hungarian vetch (Vicia pannonica Crantz.) and barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) grown in intercropping mixtures in response to three rates of organic solid cattle manure application (M0: 0, M1: 10, M2: 20 t ha−1). Experimentation was conducted on soils of two different soil depths [shallow (8–12 cm; low‐medium erosion risk) and normal soil depth (18–22 cm; no erosion risk)] on a sloping field in the 2006–2007 and 2007–2008 growing seasons at Gumushane, Turkey. Herbage harvested on the shallow depth area had 22–73% less DM yield, 14–72% less CP yield, 6–9% greater CP content and generally higher minerals contents than herbage from the normal soil depth area. Cattle manure applications increased DM yield by about 23%, increased CP content and CP yield, and also increased the contents of most minerals in herbage of the intercropping mixtures, relative to the control, averaged over the two soil depths. It is suggested that, for areas with shallow soil depths that are prone to erosion, plant cover should be used for forage production, and that fertilization with solid cattle manure at 20 t ha−1 can support production of quality forage of acceptable DM yield.

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“…However, Lopez-Bellido et al (1997) observed that conventional tillage had no significant effect on SOM in southern Spain. In contrast, Iqbal et al (2007) reported a significant increase in P value under conventional tillage than deep tillage in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Reardon et al (2019) reported that conventional tillage had an insignificant effect on P in the Pacific Northwest, N. America.…”

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Effect of socioeconomic and institutional factors and sustainable land management practices on soil fertility in smallholder farms in the Mahottari District, Nepal

2021

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Soil fertility decline is a serious global problem, leading to a decline in crop yields and jeopardizing household food security, particularly in developing countries. This paper examines the impact of socioeconomic and institutional factors and the adoption of sustainable land management practices on soil fertility changes on farms between 2002 and 2018 in the Mahottari District of Nepal. A household survey among 184 smallholder farmers was conducted in 2018 to complement soil survey data collected in 2002. A seemingly unrelated regression model was used to estimate factors influencing soil fertility changes between the two periods. The results showed that soil organic matter (SOM), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), and soil pH increased, on average, by about 0.2%, 97 kg/ha, 4 kg/ha, and 0.5 scales, respectively, on the studied farms. The regression results indicated that extension visits and government support (free seedlings) had positive effects, while cooperative membership negatively affected soil fertility changes. Moreover, practicing fallow land use improved soil fertility changes on farms, while practicing conventional tillage using animals deteriorated soil fertility changes. The adoption of agroforestry practices positively affected changes in P and K and negatively affected SOM. Overall, this study highlighted the importance of institutional characteristics and sustainable land management practices to improve soil fertility. The policy implications of these findings for enhancing soil fertility on smallholder farms are: (1) increase the frequency of extension visits to share relevant information with farmers; and (2) incentivize farmers to adopt agroforestry and fallowing practices on their farms.

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Nutrient content of maize and soil organic matter status under various tillage methods and farmyard manure levels

Cited by 6 publications

References 28 publications

Effect of Nutriseed Pack Technique on Yield and Nutrient Uptake of Maize Under Surface Irrigation

Effect of Nutriseed Pack Technique on Yield and Nutrient Uptake of Maize Under Surface Irrigation

Effect of applications of organic solid cattle manure on Hungarian vetch and barley intercropping mixtures grown on soils of different depths

Effect of socioeconomic and institutional factors and sustainable land management practices on soil fertility in smallholder farms in the Mahottari District, Nepal

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