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Effect of Different Jute (Corchorus olitorius L.) Based Cropping Systems on Soil Quality under Farmers’ Field Condition in the Eastern Indo-Gangetic Plain

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Title Effect of Different Jute (Corchorus olitorius L.) Based Cropping Systems on Soil Quality under Farmers’ Field Condition in the Eastern Indo-Gangetic Plain
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Creator U. S. Manna,S. Biswas, S. P. Mazumdar, B. Majumdar, S. Sasmal
 
Subject Jute based cropping system, Soil quality, soil organic carbon, soil microbial biomass, soil enzymes, and farmers’ field
 
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Jute based cropping system is one of the predominant cropping system in Indo-Gangetic
plains of Eastern India. Soil quality assessment and identification of key soil indicators are
very much important for sustaining high crop yields and maintaining normal functioning
of the soil. Soil quality cannot be measured directly but evaluation of individual physical,
chemical and biological parameters is the way to study management induced changes in
soil quality. The present investigation was carried out to assess the impact of different jute
based cropping systems on soil quality in farmers’ fields. Soil samples (georeferenced)
were collected at 0-0.2 m depth from the farmers’ fields following the jute based cropping
systems for more than five years. Soil quality was evaluated in terms of physico-chemical
and biological attributes of soils. The physico-chemical properties showed considerable
variation under jute based cropping systems in three districts. Soils of Hooghly district
have much lower organic carbon (6.9 to 9.3 g kg-1) and higher available nitrogen,
phosphorus and potassium status as compared to Nadia and North 24-Parganas. Among all
jute based cropping systems, jute-rice-potato recorded highest organic carbon (14.1 g kg-1)
content followed by jute-rice-lentil (13.2 g kg-1) in North 24 Parganas district and juterice-
garden pea (12.98 g kg-1) of Nadia district. Soil enzymatic activities, like
dehydrogenase (DHA), fluorescein diacetate hydrolyzing (FDHA) and urease activities
varied among the cropping systems within each district as well as among the districts.
Results indicated that the enzymatic activities and soil microbial biomass carbon were
higher in North 24-Parganas and Nadia as compared to Hooghly. Soils of Hooghly district
recorded higher acid phosphatase activity in soil while the soils of Nadia and North 24
Parganas recorded higher alkaline phosphatase activity. Jute-rice-potato, jute-ricecoriander
and jute-rice-garden pea can safely be recommended for achieving higher soil
quality in Hooghly, North24 Parganas and Nadia district, respectively.
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Date 2020-08-01T02:38:43Z
2020-08-01T02:38:43Z
2017-09-10
 
Type Research Paper
 
Identifier Manna, U.S., S. Biswas, Sonali P. Mazumdar, B. Majumdar and Sasmal, S. 2017. Effect of Different Jute (Corchorus olitorius L.) Based Cropping Systems on Soil Quality under Farmers’ Field Condition in the Eastern Indo-Gangetic Plain. Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 6(9): 3324-3334. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2017.609.411
2319-7706
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/38711
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Excellent Publishers