Weed and nitrogen management effects on weed suppression, soil properties and crop productivity in a maize (Zea mays) - wheat (Triticum aestivum) cropping system under conservation agriculture
Weeds and nutrients, particularly N, are two crucial aspects of conservation agriculture (CA), whose management often poses challenge. The combined effects of weed and N management have hardly been studied under CA. This experiment was undertaken to evaluate their effects on weed suppression, soil...
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Weeds and nutrients, particularly N, are two crucial aspects of conservation agriculture (CA), whose management often poses challenge. The combined effects of weed and N management have hardly been studied under CA. This experiment was undertaken to evaluate their effects on weed suppression, soil properties and productivity in a maize (Zea mays L.) – wheat (Triticum aestivum L. emend Fiori & Paol) system under conservation agriculture during 2013-14 and 2014-15. Three weed control treatments as main plots and four nitrogen levels as sub-plots treatments were based on integrated weed management, soil test and plant sensor–GreenSeeker (GS)-aided approach. It was observed that the herbicide combination (atrazine + pendimethalin) and the brown manuring + 2,4-D weed management in maize resulted in 66% and 31% weed control index, respectively over weedy check. But, in wheat, clodinafop-propargyl + carfentrazone-ethyl (post-emergent) and pendimethalin + carfentrazone (pre-emergent) resulted in 81% and 58% weed control index, respectively. The mean maize grain and stover yields were increased by 12% and 8%, respectively due to the optimised GS–N treatments (N2, N3, and N4) than entire N basal application (N1). Also, mean wheat grain and straw yields increased by 9% and 8%, respectively over whole N basal application. The ‘best optimised’ GS–N (N2– 50% basal + 25% broadcast at 25 DAS + rest N guided by GS) had 6%, 7% and 15% greater mean weight diameter, saturated hydraulic conductivity and microbial biomass carbon over whole N basal application after two years of cropping. While brown manuring (maize) + herbicide combination (wheat) had 4%, 7% and 6% greater mean weight diameter, saturated hydraulic conductivity and microbial biomass carbon, respectively over herbicide combinations alone. Available N, P, and K in soil were 8%, 11% and 2% higher in the optimised GS–N treatments over entire N applied as basal. It may be concluded that the integration of brown manuring (in maize)+ herbicide combinations (in wheat), and the optimisation and synchronisation of N fertilisation can suppress weeds, enhance soil fertility with improved maize and wheat productivity.
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| spelling | doaj.art-8c58c2cdabf4470f94ed95e7ceef40722023-07-20T11:55:07ZengIndian Council of Agricultural ResearchThe Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences0019-50222394-33192018-11-01881110.56093/ijas.v88i11.84893Weed and nitrogen management effects on weed suppression, soil properties and crop productivity in a maize (Zea mays) - wheat (Triticum aestivum) cropping system under conservation agricultureA I OYEOGBE0T K DAS1K S RANA2SANGEETA PAUL3K K BANDYOPADHYAY4ARTI BHATIA5SHASHI BALA SINGH6RISHI RAJ7Ph D Scholar, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012Principal Scientist, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012Principal Scientist, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012Principal Scientist, Division of Microbiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012Principal Scientist, Division of Agricultural Physics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012Principal Scientist, Centre for Environment Science and Climate Resilient Agriculture, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012Principal Scientist, Division of Agricultural Chemicals, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012Scientist, Division of Agronomy, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012 Weeds and nutrients, particularly N, are two crucial aspects of conservation agriculture (CA), whose management often poses challenge. The combined effects of weed and N management have hardly been studied under CA. This experiment was undertaken to evaluate their effects on weed suppression, soil properties and productivity in a maize (Zea mays L.) – wheat (Triticum aestivum L. emend Fiori & Paol) system under conservation agriculture during 2013-14 and 2014-15. Three weed control treatments as main plots and four nitrogen levels as sub-plots treatments were based on integrated weed management, soil test and plant sensor–GreenSeeker (GS)-aided approach. It was observed that the herbicide combination (atrazine + pendimethalin) and the brown manuring + 2,4-D weed management in maize resulted in 66% and 31% weed control index, respectively over weedy check. But, in wheat, clodinafop-propargyl + carfentrazone-ethyl (post-emergent) and pendimethalin + carfentrazone (pre-emergent) resulted in 81% and 58% weed control index, respectively. The mean maize grain and stover yields were increased by 12% and 8%, respectively due to the optimised GS–N treatments (N2, N3, and N4) than entire N basal application (N1). Also, mean wheat grain and straw yields increased by 9% and 8%, respectively over whole N basal application. The ‘best optimised’ GS–N (N2– 50% basal + 25% broadcast at 25 DAS + rest N guided by GS) had 6%, 7% and 15% greater mean weight diameter, saturated hydraulic conductivity and microbial biomass carbon over whole N basal application after two years of cropping. While brown manuring (maize) + herbicide combination (wheat) had 4%, 7% and 6% greater mean weight diameter, saturated hydraulic conductivity and microbial biomass carbon, respectively over herbicide combinations alone. Available N, P, and K in soil were 8%, 11% and 2% higher in the optimised GS–N treatments over entire N applied as basal. It may be concluded that the integration of brown manuring (in maize)+ herbicide combinations (in wheat), and the optimisation and synchronisation of N fertilisation can suppress weeds, enhance soil fertility with improved maize and wheat productivity. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/84893Brown manuringConservation agricultureGreenSeekerHerbicide combinationsMaizewheatSoil test value |
| spellingShingle | A I OYEOGBE T K DAS K S RANA SANGEETA PAUL K K BANDYOPADHYAY ARTI BHATIA SHASHI BALA SINGH RISHI RAJ Weed and nitrogen management effects on weed suppression, soil properties and crop productivity in a maize (Zea mays) - wheat (Triticum aestivum) cropping system under conservation agriculture The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences Brown manuring Conservation agriculture GreenSeeker Herbicide combinations Maizewheat Soil test value |
| title | Weed and nitrogen management effects on weed suppression, soil properties and crop productivity in a maize (Zea mays) - wheat (Triticum aestivum) cropping system under conservation agriculture |
| title_full | Weed and nitrogen management effects on weed suppression, soil properties and crop productivity in a maize (Zea mays) - wheat (Triticum aestivum) cropping system under conservation agriculture |
| title_fullStr | Weed and nitrogen management effects on weed suppression, soil properties and crop productivity in a maize (Zea mays) - wheat (Triticum aestivum) cropping system under conservation agriculture |
| title_full_unstemmed | Weed and nitrogen management effects on weed suppression, soil properties and crop productivity in a maize (Zea mays) - wheat (Triticum aestivum) cropping system under conservation agriculture |
| title_short | Weed and nitrogen management effects on weed suppression, soil properties and crop productivity in a maize (Zea mays) - wheat (Triticum aestivum) cropping system under conservation agriculture |
| title_sort | weed and nitrogen management effects on weed suppression soil properties and crop productivity in a maize zea mays wheat triticum aestivum cropping system under conservation agriculture |
| topic | Brown manuring Conservation agriculture GreenSeeker Herbicide combinations Maizewheat Soil test value |
| url | https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/84893 |
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