Long-Term Impact of Different Straw Management Practices on Carbon Fractions and Biological Properties under Rice–Wheat System
Intensive agriculture has led to generation of a vast volume of agri-residue, prompting a reliance on conservation tillage techniques for prudent management. However, to ascertain the long-term impacts of these practices, the interrelation with the carbon fractions and the biological properties of t...
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| author | Rajeev Kumar Gupta Hitesh Hans Anu Kalia Jasjit Singh Kang Jagroop Kaur Paramjit Kaur Sraw Anmol Singh Abed Alataway Ahmed Z. Dewidar Mohamed A. Mattar |
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| description | Intensive agriculture has led to generation of a vast volume of agri-residue, prompting a reliance on conservation tillage techniques for prudent management. However, to ascertain the long-term impacts of these practices, the interrelation with the carbon fractions and the biological properties of the soil must be identified. Therefore, in a long-term experiment, five different treatments involving the incorporation of paddy straw as mulch or through disc harrow and farmer practice, including the partial burning of rice straw, were evaluated. After the harvesting of the wheat crop, soil samples collected from 3 different depths (0–15, 15–30 and 30–45 cm) were analyzed for various attributes critical to assessing soil health. Crop residue retention in both seasons (T4) improved carbon fractions, soil microflora viable cell counts and enzyme activities. The principal component analysis (PCA) revealed a positive interaction among the organic carbon, bacterial counts and soil enzyme activities. Thus, a positive impact of conservation tillage techniques involving a minimal disturbance was recorded as improvement in the soil properties, build-up of organic carbon, and wheat productivity in rice–wheat cropping systems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f80e1494ed62410b879657d3a04af5492023-11-23T22:23:17ZengMDPI AGAgriculture2077-04722022-10-011210173310.3390/agriculture12101733Long-Term Impact of Different Straw Management Practices on Carbon Fractions and Biological Properties under Rice–Wheat SystemRajeev Kumar Gupta0Hitesh Hans1Anu Kalia2Jasjit Singh Kang3Jagroop Kaur4Paramjit Kaur Sraw5Anmol Singh6Abed Alataway7Ahmed Z. Dewidar8Mohamed A. Mattar9Department of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, IndiaDepartment of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, IndiaDepartment of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, IndiaDepartment of Agronomy, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, IndiaDepartment of Agronomy, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, IndiaDepartment of Agronomy, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, IndiaDepartment of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, IndiaPrince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water Chair, Prince Sultan Institute for Environmental, Water and Desert Research, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaPrince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water Chair, Prince Sultan Institute for Environmental, Water and Desert Research, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaPrince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water Chair, Prince Sultan Institute for Environmental, Water and Desert Research, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaIntensive agriculture has led to generation of a vast volume of agri-residue, prompting a reliance on conservation tillage techniques for prudent management. However, to ascertain the long-term impacts of these practices, the interrelation with the carbon fractions and the biological properties of the soil must be identified. Therefore, in a long-term experiment, five different treatments involving the incorporation of paddy straw as mulch or through disc harrow and farmer practice, including the partial burning of rice straw, were evaluated. After the harvesting of the wheat crop, soil samples collected from 3 different depths (0–15, 15–30 and 30–45 cm) were analyzed for various attributes critical to assessing soil health. Crop residue retention in both seasons (T4) improved carbon fractions, soil microflora viable cell counts and enzyme activities. The principal component analysis (PCA) revealed a positive interaction among the organic carbon, bacterial counts and soil enzyme activities. Thus, a positive impact of conservation tillage techniques involving a minimal disturbance was recorded as improvement in the soil properties, build-up of organic carbon, and wheat productivity in rice–wheat cropping systems.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/12/10/1733carbon poolsno-tillcrop residuemicroflora communityenzymes activitiesHappy Seeder |
| spellingShingle | Rajeev Kumar Gupta Hitesh Hans Anu Kalia Jasjit Singh Kang Jagroop Kaur Paramjit Kaur Sraw Anmol Singh Abed Alataway Ahmed Z. Dewidar Mohamed A. Mattar Long-Term Impact of Different Straw Management Practices on Carbon Fractions and Biological Properties under Rice–Wheat System Agriculture carbon pools no-till crop residue microflora community enzymes activities Happy Seeder |
| title | Long-Term Impact of Different Straw Management Practices on Carbon Fractions and Biological Properties under Rice–Wheat System |
| title_full | Long-Term Impact of Different Straw Management Practices on Carbon Fractions and Biological Properties under Rice–Wheat System |
| title_fullStr | Long-Term Impact of Different Straw Management Practices on Carbon Fractions and Biological Properties under Rice–Wheat System |
| title_full_unstemmed | Long-Term Impact of Different Straw Management Practices on Carbon Fractions and Biological Properties under Rice–Wheat System |
| title_short | Long-Term Impact of Different Straw Management Practices on Carbon Fractions and Biological Properties under Rice–Wheat System |
| title_sort | long term impact of different straw management practices on carbon fractions and biological properties under rice wheat system |
| topic | carbon pools no-till crop residue microflora community enzymes activities Happy Seeder |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/12/10/1733 |
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