Soil Fertility status and S and B uptake as Influenced by Tillage and Nutrient Management in Mustard

Author: Shashank Tyagi*, Vinod Kumar, Sushant and M.K. Singh

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Abstract

Productivity of rainfed mustard is too low, largely due to lack of inadequate nutrient management and deficit moisture conservation in soil profile. Keeping issues in view, a field experiment was conducted in rabi season 2016-17 and 2017-18 at research farm of Bihar Agricultural College, Sabour, Bhagalpur to determine the impact of tillage and nutrient management on soil fertility and nutrient uptake of S and B in mustard. It comprised of main plot having three tillage strategies viz., conventional, zero and reduced tillage, three doses of S (0, 20 and 40 kg ha-1) in sub plots and three doses of B (0, 1.0 and 2.0 kg ha-1) in sub sub plots was laid out in split split plot design with three replications. Results revealed that increasing the intensity of tillage from zero tillage to reduced tillage and conventional tillage correspondingly increased S and B uptake by mustard during both the years. Increase in S level from 0 to 40 kg ha-1 registered corresponding increase in S and B uptake

Keywords

Boron, Mustard, Nutrient uptake, Soil fertility, Sulphur and Tillage.

Conclusion

Thus, it might be concluded that application of 40 kg S ha-1, 2.0 kg B ha-1 and conventional tillage in mustard recorded highest nutrients (S & B) uptake besides improvement in available nutrients (S & B) in soil under zero tillage at same nutrient levels prevalent into nutrient enrichment with tillage practices.

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Shashank Tyagi*, Vinod Kumar, Sushant and M.K. Singh (2022). Soil fertility status and S and B uptake as influenced by tillage and nutrient management in mustard. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 14(1): 1287-1291.