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Effects of Conservation Tillage and Nutrient Management Practices on Soil Fertility and Productivity of Rice ( Oryza sativa L.)–Rice System in North Eastern Region of India

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  • Gulab Singh Yadav

    (ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Tripura Centre, Tripura 799210, India
    Ohio State University, Carbon Management and Sequestration Centre, Columbus, OH 43210, USA)

  • Rahul Datta

    (Department of Geology and Pedology, Mendel University, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic)

  • Shamina Imran Pathan

    (Department of Agricultural Sciences, Mediterranean University of Reggio, 89124 Reggio Calabria RC, Italy)

  • Rattan Lal

    (Ohio State University, Carbon Management and Sequestration Centre, Columbus, OH 43210, USA)

  • Ram Swaroop Meena

    (Ohio State University, Carbon Management and Sequestration Centre, Columbus, OH 43210, USA)

  • Subhash Babu

    (ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya 793103, India)

  • Anup Das

    (ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya 793103, India)

  • S. N. Bhowmik

    (ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Tripura Centre, Tripura 799210, India)

  • Mrinmoy Datta

    (College of Agriculture, Tripura University, Tripura 799022, India)

  • Poulami Saha

    (ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Tripura Centre, Tripura 799210, India)

  • Pawan Kumar Mishra

    (Department of Wood Processing, Mendel University, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic)

Abstract

Over centuries and even today, traditional farming practices are well performed without any ecological degradation. However, management practice such as conservative tillage combined with nutrient and residue could increase the crop production as well as soil fertility. A three-year replicated study was conducted to assess the effects of agronomic modification of traditional farming practices on productivity and sustainability of rice (wet season)–rice (dry season) system (RRS). The replacement of farmers practice (T 2 ) with conservation effective tillage (no-till (NT)) and integrated nutrient management (INM) practice along with 30% residue retention (T 5 ) enhanced the straw, root and biomass yield of both wet season rice (WR), dry season rice (DR) and system as a whole over T 2 . Treatment T 5 recorded significantly lower soil bulk density (ρ b ) and higher pH than the T 2 after three years of the experiment. Further, treatment T 5 increased total soil organic carbon (2.8%), total soil organic carbon stock (2.8%), carbon sequestration rate (336.5 kg ha −1 year −1 ), cumulative carbon stock (142.9%) and carbon retention efficiency (141.0%) over T 2 of 0–20 cm depth after three year. The soil microbial biomass carbon concentration was significantly the highest under T 5 . Similarly, the dehydrogenase activity was the maximum under T 5 . Adoption of conservation tillage and nutrient management practice involving NT and INM along with residue retention can enhance the system productivity, and C and N sequestration in paddy soils is thereby contributing to the sustainability of the RRS.

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  • Gulab Singh Yadav & Rahul Datta & Shamina Imran Pathan & Rattan Lal & Ram Swaroop Meena & Subhash Babu & Anup Das & S. N. Bhowmik & Mrinmoy Datta & Poulami Saha & Pawan Kumar Mishra, 2017. "Effects of Conservation Tillage and Nutrient Management Practices on Soil Fertility and Productivity of Rice ( Oryza sativa L.)–Rice System in North Eastern Region of India," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(10), pages 1-17, October.
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