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P-ISSN: 2618-060X, E-ISSN: 2618-0618   |   NAAS: 5.20

2025, Vol. 8, Special Issue 1

Effect of organically grown cropping systems on uptake, yield and shedded biomass


Ekta P Mankar, NM Konde and Yugraj D Gawande

Organic agriculture is getting vital significance and considering the benefits of intercropping in crop diversity, sustainability and its role in the enhancement of organic carbon in soil, Effect of organically grown cropping systems on soil physical and chemical properties in vertisols was investigated during Kharif 2021-22 at Research Farm, Centre for Organic Agriculture Research and Training, Department of Agronomy, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with seven treatments consisting cropping systems viz. cotton (sole), cotton + sunhemp (2:1), cotton + blackgram (2:1), soybean + pigeonpea (3:1), blackgram - chickpea (rabi), greengram + sorghum (2:1) and sunhemp (sole), replicated three times. The nutrients were supplied through FYM and vermicompost based on nitrogen - 50% N through FYM + 50% N through vermicompost. The compensation of phosphorus was made available through PROM (Phosphate rich organic manure). The lowest bulk density of soil (1.42 Mg m-3), maximum hydraulic conductivity (0.76 cm hr-1) and mean weight diameter (0.73 mm) were recorded with Cotton + Sunhemp intercropping system. Soil pH (8.04 to 8.11) and electrical conductivity (0.13 to 0.15 dS m-1) were reduced over the initial value (8.12 & 0.16 dS m-1). The significant improvement in soil organic carbon was noted in Cotton + Sunhemp (6.09 g kg-1). The highest available nitrogen (209.27 kg ha-1), available phosphorus (22.28 kg ha-1) and available potassium (354.26 kg ha-1) was recorded in Soybean + Pigeonpea intercropping system.
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How to cite this article:
Ekta P Mankar, NM Konde, Yugraj D Gawande. Effect of organically grown cropping systems on uptake, yield and shedded biomass. Int J Res Agron 2025;8(1S):311-316. DOI: 10.33545/2618060X.2025.v8.i1Se.2427
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