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Management of Vertisols for Maximising Crop Production - ICRISAT Experience

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Title Management of Vertisols for Maximising Crop Production - ICRISAT Experience
 
Creator Kanwar, J S
Kampen, J
Virmani, S M
 
Subject Soil Science
Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
 
Description Vertisols are an important group of soils in the semi-arid tropics (SAT) of lndia
and elsewhere. They have high water-storage capacity and high production
potential, which remains under-utilised because of the difficulty of managig
these soils and the use of traditional technology. Drought and poor dniw
are twin problems which discourage most farmers from cropping these mils m
the rainy season and make them resort to post-rainy cropping,
A technology based on the watershed concept, broadbed-and-furrow syrtan
and land management, use of improved implements, high-yielding varieties,
double-cropping and intercropping systems, balanced.we of fertiliser and good
crop management practices has been evolved and tested for 8 yearsat lCRlSAT
Center, near Hyderabad. The technology offers the possibility of incrtosing
yield to 3 to 5 tonnesl ha and of giving profits up to 250% on the investment. The
improved technology reduces soil and water lossand increases production. It is
likely to improve the employment potential and well-being of the people of the
SAT.
The technology needs trials in different agroclirnatic environments in lndia
and also critical evaluation and modification elsewhere.
 
Date 1982
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/4045/1/cp_52.pdf
Kanwar, J S and Kampen, J and Virmani, S M (1982) Management of Vertisols for Maximising Crop Production - ICRISAT Experience. In: Vertisols and rice soils of the tropics Symposia papers II Transactions of the 12th International Congress of Soil Science, 8-16 Feb 1982, New Delhi, India.