Legume Effect for Enhancing Productivity and Nutrient Use-Efficiency in Major Cropping Systems–An Indian Perspective: A Review

Ghosh, P. K.; Bandyopadhyay, K. K.; Wanjari, R. H.; Manna, M. C.; Misra, A. K.; Mohanty, M.; Rao, A. Subba

doi:10.1300/j064v30n01_07

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“…Increasing costs of nitrogenous fertilizers and growing consciousness towards safer environment have led to assess legume crops as an alternate source for N supply in crop sequences, as they fix up atmospheric N 2 and enhance the performance of succeeding crops. Ghosh et al, (2007) and Sharma et al, (2009) suggested that incorporation of grain legumes were beneficial for improving productivity, profitability, N economy and soil fertility in cereal-based cropping systems due to the mechanism of atmospheric N 2 fixation. Retention of legume residues on soil surface improves the N economy of the cropping system and enhances the crop productivity through many other potential benefits such as lower pest and disease incidence (Kirkegaard et al, 2008).…”

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Influence of Crop Residue and Potassium Management on Yield, Quality, Nutrient Uptake and Nutrient Use Efficiency by Mungbean in Maize (Zea mays L.)-Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)-Mungbean Cropping System

Meena¹,

Rana²,

Kumar³

et al. 2018

Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci

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A field experiment was conducted during 2014-15 and 2015-16 on Research Farm of Division of Agronomy, IARI at New Delhi to evaluate Influence of crop residue and potassium management on yield, quality, nutrient uptake and K use efficiencies of mungbean in maize-wheat-mungbean cropping system. The experiment consisted of 15 treatment combinations with three crop residues [no crop residue, crop residue incorporation and fungal consortium incorporation] and five potassium management practices [control, KSB, 100 % RDK, 50% RDK+ KSB and 75% RDK+ KSB]. Results revealed that considerably highest grain yields, protein content, protein yield and N P K concentration both in seed and stalk and its uptake by mungbean were noticed with treatment receiving crop residue incorporation + fungal consortium which was statistically at par with crop residue incorporation. Similar trends were also recorded for K use efficiency, physiological use efficiency, apparent recovery and utilization efficiency during both years of study. Among Potassium management, significantly highest grain yield, protein content, protein yield, N P K concentration, uptake in both seed and stalk and its total uptake were noticed with treatment receiving 75% RDK + KSB which were statistically at par with 50% RDK+ KSB. However, maximum K use efficiency, physiological use efficiency, apparent recovery, utilization efficiency were noticed with treatment receiving 50% RDK+ KSB which were statistically at par with 75% RDK+ KSB as compared to the first year, maximum attributes and efficiencies were observed in the second year of investigation. K e y w o r d sConsortiums, Potassium management, Agronomic K use efficiency, Physiological use efficiency, Apparent recovery, Utilization efficiency

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Influence of Crop Residue and Potassium Management on Yield, Quality, Nutrient Uptake and Nutrient Use Efficiency by Mungbean in Maize (Zea mays L.)-Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)-Mungbean Cropping System

Meena¹,

Rana²,

Kumar³

et al. 2018

Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci

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“…The added benefit groundnut brings to the agricultural production systems through biological nitrogen fixation have been well studied and documented (Linderman and Glover, 2008;Toomson et al, 1995). Grain legumes like groundnut have been reported to provide an equivalent of 60 kg N ha -1 to subsequent non-legume crop (Ghosh et al, 2007). There have been several reports of increased production of cereal following groundnut in the crop sequence (Ghosh et al, 2004a).…”

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Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) varietal response to spacing in the Guinea Savanna agro-ecological zone of Ghana: Nodulation and nitrogen fixation.

Konlan¹,

Sarkodies-Addo²

2013

ABJNA

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An experiment was conducted at the Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) to determine the response of groundnut varieties to spacing with regard to nodulation and nitrogen fixation. . Based on the two year average performance, the Jenkaar variety was found to be superior in terms of nitrogen fixation. However, more benefits would be derived if the variety is established using the SP1 arrangement under sole groundnut system.

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“…Agronomic research is cumulatively confirming that the yield of crops grown in combination is greater than the sum of the yield of individual crops grown in monoculture on the same total land area (e.g., Ghosh et al, 2007). Another advantage of intercropping systems is the more efficient utilization of environmental resources, particularly irradiance (Awal et al, 2006) and soil water (Rodrigo et al, 2005), and-in some cases-reduced damage from pests and diseases (Poveda et al, 2008).…”

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Vertical root distribution in single‐crop and intercropping agricultural systems in Central Kenya

Neykova

Obando

Schneider

et al. 2011

Z. Pflanzenernähr. Bodenk.

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Intercropping is an important and widespread land-management system in the tropics. At two agricultural sites in Central Kenya differing in elevation and soil type Haplic Nitisols (eutric) and Vitric Gleysols (eutric, epiclayic, endoclayic), we investigated the vertical root distributions using the trench wall profile method in single-crop systems of maize (Zea mays L.) and in intercropping systems of maize and legumes (common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris L.; pigeon pea, Cajanus cajan [L.] Millsp.) to test for possible differences in the use of water and nutrient resources. The physico-chemical soil properties of the sites were similar and imposed no restrictions to the vertical growth of the roots into soil depths of 1.4 m. The vertical distributions of the fine roots (∅ 0.5-2 mm) and very fine roots (∅ < 0.5 mm) were quantified by calculating the parameter b which was computed from the cumulative fraction (Y) of the root densities along the depth (d) of the soil profiles (Y = 1 -b d ). We found no consistent differences between the single-crop and the intercropping systems in the rooting depth down to 1.4 m. However, higher b values for fine roots of the intercropping systems were indicative of a more homogeneous vertical root distribution than in the single-crop fields. In the intercropping fields, 50% of the total number of fine roots were distributed over the uppermost 36 cm of the soil, whereas in the single-crop fields, 50% of the fine roots were concentrated in the uppermost 15-21 cm. Medium-sized roots (∅ > 2-5 mm) were detected in the intercropping fields only. The more homogeneous root distribution in the intercropping fields likely indicates a more efficient use of the limited resources nutrients and water.

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Legume Effect for Enhancing Productivity and Nutrient Use-Efficiency in Major Cropping Systems–An Indian Perspective: A Review

Cited by 129 publications

References 17 publications

Influence of Crop Residue and Potassium Management on Yield, Quality, Nutrient Uptake and Nutrient Use Efficiency by Mungbean in Maize (Zea mays L.)-Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)-Mungbean Cropping System

Influence of Crop Residue and Potassium Management on Yield, Quality, Nutrient Uptake and Nutrient Use Efficiency by Mungbean in Maize (Zea mays L.)-Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)-Mungbean Cropping System

Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) varietal response to spacing in the Guinea Savanna agro-ecological zone of Ghana: Nodulation and nitrogen fixation.

Vertical root distribution in single‐crop and intercropping agricultural systems in Central Kenya

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