Green manuring: its effect on soil properties and crop growth under rice–wheat cropping system

Mandal, Uttam Kumar; Singh, Gurcharan; Victor, U. S.; Sharma, Kanika

doi:10.1016/s1161-0301(02)00037-0

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“…Soil chemical properties has also main role in increasing crop yield due to the abundant availability of nutrients releas ed from organic matter decomposition or due to the increase in nutrients solubility becaus e of the presence of organic acids produced form organic matter decomposition. Similar results were reported by (Mandal et al, 2003;Sing et al, 2007;N' Day egamiye and Tran, 2001). Application of green manure and EM1 increased SOM.…”

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confidence: 89%

Influence of effective microorganisms and green manure on soil properties and productivity of pearl millet and alfalfa grown on sandy loam in Saudi Arabia

Ismail¹

2013

Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.

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A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of effective microorgani sm s and green manure on soil properties and yield of pearl millet (Penni setum glaucum (L.) R. Br. ) and alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) grown on sandy loam soil under arid conditions at Agriculture Experimental Station of King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Hada Al sham, Saudi Arabia. Four treatments were investigated. In control (T1), the soil was only treated with the recommended dose of mineral fertilizers required for the culti vated crops. The second treatment (T2) wa s a diluted solution (1:1000) of effective microorgani sm s (EM1) sprayed on the soil surface. The third treatment (T3) was green manure added as soil mulch above the ground while the fourth treatment (T4) was mixture of EM1 and green manure together. Results indicated that, EM1 and green manure improved forage yield and soil propertie s. The best improvement in yield was found in T4 and T3 of alfalfa and pearl millet fields, respectively. These treatments re sulted also in the great reduction in soil bulk density and saturated hydraulic conductivity, high water retention and soil organic matter. Total nitrogen, phosphorus, pota ssium, iron and magnesium were also increa sed under the se treatments. Li ttle enhancement in physi cal and chemical properties of soil was pronounced in T2 treatment since the improvements were not significant compared with the control. The re sults sugge sted that using green manure alone or mixed with EM1 i s a practical method to enhance soil properties and productivity of coarse texture soil s under dry land conditions.

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Influence of effective microorganisms and green manure on soil properties and productivity of pearl millet and alfalfa grown on sandy loam in Saudi Arabia

Ismail¹

2013

Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.

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“…This is because soil organic matter decomposes in mineral soils at rate of about 1 -4% per year (Foth 1978). Similar results were recorded by Van Holm (1993) and Mandal (2003) who noted a decreased in bulk density at uppermost layer of the soil. The increase in soil pH might be due to the effect of the prunings which tend to improve on soil potassium and magnesium and therefore reducing the soil acidity.…”

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confidence: 84%

“…The high grain yield in plots supplied with prunings plus fertilizer and fertilizer only indicated that these supplied plant nutrients to the crops (Mandal et al 2003 andYadav 2004). A higher cob and grain yield in the third planting than in the first planting might be as a result of green manure.…”

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The effects of green manure and NPK fertilizer on the growth and yield of maize (Zea mays L) in the mount Cameroon region

Egbe¹,

Fonge²

2012

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This study was carried out in the Mount Cameroon region to evaluate the effects of green manure and fertilizer on the growth and yield of maize. There were eight treatments: Calliandra prunings, Calliandra prunings + fertilizer (60kg/ha NPK), Gliricidia prunings, Gliricidia prunings + fertilizer, Senna prunings, Senna prunings + fertilizer, fertilizer only (120 kg/ha NPK) and control. Results showed that biomass of prunings in the first pruning was highest in Calliandra (5314kg/ha) and this was significantly different from those of Senna (2909kg/ha) and Gliricidia (2112kg/ha). Nitrogen input from the prunings was highly significant (P<0.05) in Calliandra prunings (217 kgN/ha) and least in Gliricidia species (69.0kgN/ha). Maize grain yield in the different treatments was not significantly different in the first and second planting seasons. The highest grain yield during the third cropping season was observed in Calliandra + fertilizer (4696kg/ha) and least in control (3332kg/ha). It was also noted that nitrogen uptake was highest in plots supplied with fertilizer only and lowest in control. Weed biomass was highest in control and in plots supplied with fertilizer only. Soil chemical changes after three cropping periods showed variable changes in treatments. There was decrease in bulk density in plots supplied with Calliandra prunings.

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“…Premi (2003) and Mandal et al, (2003) reported that combined use of organic and inorganic sources of N decreased the bulk density of soil. Bajpai et al, (2006) found that incorporation of organic sources considerably decreased the bulk density of the soil.…”

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A Brief Review on Effect of Continuous Application of Fertilizers and Manures on Soil Physical Properties, Nutrient Uptake, Growth and Yield of Rice on Chromustert

Reddy¹,

Tiwari²,

Tedia³

et al. 2017

Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci

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Green manuring: its effect on soil properties and crop growth under rice–wheat cropping system

Cited by 134 publications

References 21 publications

Influence of effective microorganisms and green manure on soil properties and productivity of pearl millet and alfalfa grown on sandy loam in Saudi Arabia

Influence of effective microorganisms and green manure on soil properties and productivity of pearl millet and alfalfa grown on sandy loam in Saudi Arabia

The effects of green manure and NPK fertilizer on the growth and yield of maize (Zea mays L) in the mount Cameroon region

A Brief Review on Effect of Continuous Application of Fertilizers and Manures on Soil Physical Properties, Nutrient Uptake, Growth and Yield of Rice on Chromustert

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