Claim · model-written summary
Zero tillage significantly increased straw yield and harvest index.
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Verbatim
e0“panicle weight, panicle length, grain yield, straw yield and harvest index were significantly higher with zero tillage and with residue mulch.”
t0“sorghum”
Title
Effect of Mulching and Tillage Practices on Yield & Yield Attributs of Sorghum
K. Arun Kumar; Y. S. Satish Kumar; K. Prabhakar; et al. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change 2023. doi:10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i113312
Other claims from this paper (10)
- Intervention effect Mulching and tillage did not significantly influence plant height and dry matter production at harvest.
- Intervention effect Mulching and tillage did not significantly influence days to 50% population.
- Intervention effect Zero tillage significantly increased panicle weight, panicle length and grain yield.
- Intervention effect Residue mulch significantly increased panicle weight, panicle length and grain yield.
- Intervention effect Residue mulch significantly increased straw yield and harvest index.
- Intervention effect Tillage and mulch interaction was not significant.
- Intervention effect Zero tillage with mulching yielded maximum gross returns of Rs 1,18,659.
- Intervention effect Zero tillage with mulching yielded net returns of Rs 78,579.
- Intervention effect Zero tillage with mulching yielded a B:C ratio of 2.96.
- Intervention effect Tillage and mulching significantly affected soil fertility and sorghum grain yield.