IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

ISSN PRINT 2319 1775 Online 2320-7876

"Integrated Nutrient Management Enhances Wheat Productivity and Soil Health in Haryana: A Comparative Study of Organic and Chemical Fertilizer Regimes"

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Wazir Singh, Vikram Mor

Abstract

Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is India's most important crop, but its productivity is declining owing to synthetic fertilisers. INM is a programme that aims to increase soil fertility and productivity. To test this hypothesis, the experiment was conducted in randomized block design included 6 treatments across 3 replications as T1, 5 t Sesbania green manure /ha (100%), T2, 2.5t Sesbania green manure /ha + 50% CDF(chemical fertilizers dose), T3, 100% CDF, T4, 2.5t Sesbania green manure /ha + 2.5t FYM /ha, T5, 5t FYM 1t Vermicompost +10% CDF /ha, T6, 2.5t Pollutry Farm Manure + 1t Vermicompost + 2.5t FYM /ha. Among the organic sources, (5 t/ ha FYM + 2.5 t /ha poultry manure + 1 t /ha Vermicompost ) was found to be the most economical in terms of productivity, profitability, and sustaining soil fertility. The crop receiving 2.5 t poultry manure /ha along with 75 kg N +16.5 kg P + 31.3 kg K /ha improved yield attributes and yield (5.9 t /ha ) as well as nutrient uptake and crop profitability (35090 Rs /ha) over other treatments. The same treatment has shown significant improvement in soil organic carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium status of soil after the harvest of the crop. The highest benefit and returns (47890 /ha ) were recorded with T4 over other treatments. The lowest net returns (19750 /ha ) were recorded in treatment T3. Overall, the use of INM can be a sustainable solution to improve crop yield without damaging the soil.

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