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2025, Vol. 8, Special Issue 1

Soil health management strategies in salt affected soil for sustainable sugarcane productivity


PS Deshmukh, SA Surwase, JP Kharade and DB Phonde

Soil salinity and alkali problems are becoming serious in irrigated area due to indiscriminate use of irrigation water. Accumulation of salts in the soil due to water quality and poor drainage disturbs the physical, biological and chemical properties of soil that reduce the crop productivity. Soil and agronomic management practices in saline and alkali soils like sub-soiling, selection of salt tolerant sugarcane varieties, proper cropping sequence, irrigation water management, nutrient management etc. Field research was conducted at Vasantdada Sugar Institute; Pune revealed that cross sub-soiling practice with one meter distance proved useful for breaking the hard pan beneath the surface of field and leaching of the salts from the soil. Selection of salt tolerant sugarcane varieties like CoM 0265 and sugarcane based cropping sequence with salt tolerant crops like sugar beet, spinach, radish, carrot and dhaincha were found to be beneficial in saline sodic condition. Irrigation water management through drip, application of acid forming chemical fertilizers and soil amelioration with gypsum, iron pyrite and sulphur were also found important agronomical strategies to sustain the sugarcane productivity.
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How to cite this article:
PS Deshmukh, SA Surwase, JP Kharade, DB Phonde. Soil health management strategies in salt affected soil for sustainable sugarcane productivity. Int J Res Agron 2025;8(1S):210-214. DOI: 10.33545/2618060X.2025.v8.i1Sd.2374
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