An Asian Journal of Soil Science

Sudhanshu Bhooshan ¹, Awadh Kishor Prasad ¹, Pawan Kumar Srivastwa ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Soil Science, Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur (Bihar), IN
2 Department of Botany, Jai Prakash University, Chapra (Bihar), IN

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted in South Kisan Vidhya Peeth Block of Crop Research Centre of Rajendra Agricultural University, Bihar, Pusa (Samastipur) during the Rabi season of 2011-12. The experimental plot was medium land, properly leveled, and well drained with uniform topography. The experiment was conducted in a Split plot design with 30 treatments, which were replicated three times. To study the effect on nutrient uptake by maize (Zea mays L.) crop after using integrated management of organic manure with rice-crop establishment methods. The main plot treatments consisting of six methods of rice-crop establishment A₁ (ZT), A₂ (DS), A₃ (PDS), A₄ (PT), A₅ (SRI) and A₆ (PT + BM) and the sub plot treatments consisting of five different form of the organic matter enrichment i.e. B₁ (M), B₂ (Vc), B₃ (1/3CR),B₄ (M+Vc) and B₅ (control).

Keywords

Winter Maize, Physical Property, Zero Tillage, Dry Seeded, Drum Seeder, Puddled Transplanted, System of Rice-Intensification, Brown Manuring, Mulching, Vermi Compost and Crop Residue.

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