Packages of Organic Nutrient Management as Soil Policy for Upgrading Cropping System to Restore Soil Productivity

Abstract

The indigenous farming systems are, by and large, organically practiced. Organic farming systems facilitate the buildup of soil organic matter, reducing risk of erosion and runoff and enhancing nutrient storehouse in soils for plants. Rapid developments in organic farming promotion necessitated continuous flow of technology to meet day-today challenges. Farmyard manure (FYM), compost, and green manure are the most important and widely used bulky organic manures. Manuring with different short-duration legumes is suitable for maintenance of soil quality in terms of adding nitrogen to soil. Sustainable quantity of potassium can be maintained by vegetative mulching with crop residues. The use of balanced dosages of mixed compost at 5-10 t/ha along with 2 t/ha dolomite increases yield of maize, rice, mustard, and soybean. This article briefly describes about the integrated organic nutrient management as soil policy for upgrading cropping system to restore soil productivity.

Use of neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) as a biopesticide in agriculture: A review

“…The application of neem cake @ 150 kg ha -1 is effective for the management of soil borne pests in the staple crops like rice and maize. Neem cake when applied to the field is regarded as the best nutrient management option in the crops like rice, maize, buckwheat, mustard, rapeseed, soybean, ginger, and turmeric (Das et al, 2020). Neem cake was found to be more effective than the leaf extracts in case of detering fall army worm (Spodoptera frugiperda) (Silva et al, 2015).…”