2024, Vol. 7, Issue 2, Part E

author(s)
Baljinder Singh, Gurjant Singh Sidhu and Vijay Singh

abstract
It has been discovered that treatments T₁, T₂, T₃, and T₄ that combined green manuring with residue inclusion saw less nitrogen loss. These may be the consequence of enhanced soil nutrient balance brought about by residue integration and green manuring, as well as improved soil physical qualities. Up to 20%–30% of the N taken up by the crops could be recycled by returning rice and wheat leftovers. In terms of economic return in the B:C ratio and total energy output, the treatments involving the incorporation of crop residues (rice or wheat residue or both) + green manuring (T₁ to T₄), crop residues (rice or wheat residue or both) (T₅ to T₈), or green manuring (T₁) proved to be highly effective when compared to the control (T₁). On the other hand, the integration of both residues along with green manuring (T₁) recorded the highest values of plant height, tiller density, dry weight, number of effective tiller m^-1 row length, number of grains ear^-1, test weight, grain yield, straw yield, and biological yield of wheat. Remainder integration produced the best results in terms of enhanced wheat output, better soil health, financial return, and B:C ratio.