Effects of different tillage practices and cropping systems on soil fertility and soil properties in maize

A shift to conservation agriculture (CA) is critical to addressing soil nutrient depletion inside the Indo-Gangetic simple. This study investigated the effect of tillage and cropping systems on soil houses and nutrient distribution after maize harvest. The trial protected three tillage practices -permanent paddy field (PB), zero tillage (ZT) and conventional tillage (CT) and 4 cropping systems: maize-wheat-mungbean (MWMb), maize-chickpea-sesbania (MCS), maize-mustard mungbean (MMuMb) and maize-maize-sesbania (MMS). Soil samples have been taken at depths of 0-five cm and 5-15 cm effects confirmed constant soil pH across tillage practices and cropping systems, even as electrical conductivity (EC) various substantially in CT. PB and ZT-flat tillage confirmed better levels of soil natural carbon (SOC), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium and cation alternate potential (CEC) in comparison to CT. amongst cropping systems, MCS and MWMb had improved levels of SOC, N, P, and CEC at special soil depths. Overall soil properties decreased with increasing depth, besides for pH, which remained quite consistent.