Claim · model-written summary
ZT or PNB increased soil microbial biomass-P by 23.2–31.9% across soil depths.
- Taxon
- maize–mustard rotationt0
- Treatment
- ZT or PNBe7
- Outcome
- soil microbial biomasse7
- Direction
- greatere7
- Value
- 23.2–31.9%e7
- Qualifier
- -Pe7
- Setting
- Across soil depthse7
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparator
Verbatim
t0“maize–mustard rotation”
e7“Across soil depths, ZT or PNB recorded 7.65–11% and 23.2–31.9% greater soil microbial biomass-C and -P, respectively”
Title
K. K. Lakhena; Vijay Pooniya; Niraj Biswakarma; et al. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 2025. doi:10.3389/fsufs.2025.1359281
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- Intervention effect CA-based tillage (ZT or PNB) increased maize grain equivalent yield by 24.4–25.2% relative to conventional tillage (CT).
- Intervention effect NE I and RDF I gave statistically identical equivalent yields (EY).
- Intervention effect NE I and RDF I gave equivalent yields (EY) 26.6–30.3% greater than RDF.
- Intervention effect These practices substantially reduced the water footprints of the maize–mustard rotation.
- Intervention effect Practices with CA-based tillage and precise nutrient management had 11.9–12.9% greater water productivity than CT over 9 years on average.
- Intervention effect Practices with CA-based tillage and precise nutrient management had 23.4–26.6% greater water productivity than RDF over 9 years on average.
- Intervention effect Residue-retaining ZT or PNB increased bacterial populations by 31.9–42.2% at 0–45 cm soil depth.
- Intervention effect Residue-retaining ZT or PNB increased fungal populations by 56.5–67.2% at 0–45 cm soil depth.
- Intervention effect Residue-retaining ZT or PNB increased actinomycete populations by 16.5–18.3% at 0–45 cm soil depth.
- Intervention effect ZT or PNB increased soil microbial biomass-C by 7.65–11% across soil depths.
- Intervention effect CA-based practices improved soil mineralizable N compared with CT-based practices.
- Intervention effect Conventionally tilled plots consumed greater direct and indirect non-renewable energy than CA-based residue-retaining practices.
- Intervention effect Residue retention gave PNB and ZT about 108% greater energy input than CT.
- Intervention effect PNB and ZT had lower energy output than CT under residue retention.
- Intervention effect NE I gave 7.6–28.7% higher energy output than RDF I and RDF.